Vincent Spadea #39 def. Ivan Ljubicic #55

1-6 6-4 7-6(8)

Vincent Spadea defeated Ivan Ljubicic 1-6 6-4 7-6(8) in the 2003 Monte-Carlo Masters round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 19, 2003*
Tournament: Monte-Carlo Masters
Edition: 2003
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: R16
Duration: 2h 11m

Match Statistics

Stat	Vincent Spadea	Ivan Ljubicic
Aces	2	11
Double faults	1	1
First serve %	54	55
First serve points won %	61	77
Second serve points won %	66	49
Break points saved %	38	43
Break points converted %	57	62
Service points won %	63	64
Return points won %	36	37
Total points won %	50	50

Player Comparison

Field	Vincent Spadea	Ivan Ljubicic
Country	USA	CRO
Birth date	Jul 19, 1974	Mar 19, 1979
Age	28	24
Height	183 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	39	55
Ranking points (entering)	883	725
Elo (entering)	1,759	1,734
Current career W-L	311–350	404–284
Current career earnings	$5,004,860	$10,181,121

Pre-match H2H

Vincent Spadea #39 0 – 0 Ivan Ljubicic #55

Path

Vincent Spadea's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Arnaud Clement #40	6-7(4) 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 2003	R32
Mikhail Youzhny #30	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 16, 2003	R64

Vincent Spadea's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Filippo Volandri #131	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 2003	QF

Ivan Ljubicic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Albert Portas #96	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 2003	R32
Mariano Zabaleta #35	6-3 7-6(8)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 16, 2003	R64