R16 Montpellier Open 2002

Kristian Pless #92 def. Ivan Ljubicic #37

4-6 6-4 6-4

Kristian Pless defeated Ivan Ljubicic 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the 2002 Montpellier Open round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 11, 2002*
Tournament: Montpellier Open
Edition: 2002
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: R16
Duration: 1h 34m

Match Statistics

Stat	Kristian Pless	Ivan Ljubicic
Aces	6	27
Double faults	3	3
First serve %	63.0%	68.0%
First serve points won %	81.0%	84.0%
Second serve points won %	68.0%	38.0%
Break points saved %	50.0%	71.0%
Break points converted %	29.0%	50.0%
Service points won %	76.0%	70.0%
Return points won %	30.0%	24.0%
Total points won %	51.0%	49.0%
Match Serve+	+14.0	+7.3
Match Return+	-7.3	-14.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

Field	Kristian Pless	Ivan Ljubicic
Country	DEN	CRO
Birth date	Feb 9, 1981	Mar 19, 1979
Age	21	23
Height	188 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	92	37
Ranking points (entering)	431	885
Elo (entering)	1,630	1,735
Current career W-L	44–82	404–284
Current career earnings	$1,127,884	$10,181,121

Pre-match H2H

Kristian Pless #92 0 – 0 Ivan Ljubicic #37

Path

Kristian Pless's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Sanchez #64	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 10, 2002	R32

Kristian Pless's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Escude #41	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 12, 2002	QF

Ivan Ljubicic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gregory Carraz #140	6-4 5-7 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 10, 2002	R32