Martin Verkerk #46 def. Guillermo Coria #7

7-6(4) 6-4 7-6(0)

Martin Verkerk defeated Guillermo Coria 7-6(4) 6-4 7-6(0) in the 2003 Roland Garros semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 8, 2003*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 2003
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 40m

Match Statistics

Stat	Martin Verkerk	Guillermo Coria
Aces	19	1
Double faults	7	3
First serve %	64	77
First serve points won %	78	63
Second serve points won %	49	54
Break points saved %	50	70
Break points converted %	30	50
Service points won %	68	61
Return points won %	39	32
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Martin Verkerk	Guillermo Coria
Country	NED	ARG
Birth date	Oct 31, 1978	Jan 13, 1982
Age	24	21
Height	196 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	46	7
Ranking points (entering)	793	1,985
Elo (entering)	1,821	2,016
Current career W-L	56–64	211–113
Current career earnings	$1,564,520	$5,915,620

Pre-match H2H

Martin Verkerk #46 0 – 0 Guillermo Coria #7

Path

Martin Verkerk's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Carlos Moya #4	6-3 6-4 5-7 4-6 8-6	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 6, 2003	QF
Rainer Schuettler #11	6-3 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 2003	R16
Vincent Spadea #32	5-7 6-4 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 2003	R32
Luis Horna #88	4-6 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 30, 2003	R64
Zeljko Krajan #103	6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 28, 2003	R128

Martin Verkerk's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Carlos Ferrero #3	1-6 3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 9, 2003	F

Guillermo Coria's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Agassi #2	4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 6, 2003	QF
Mariano Zabaleta #39	6-4 7-6(4) 5-7 6-7(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 2003	R16
Attila Savolt #141	6-4 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 2003	R32
Nicolas Kiefer #77	6-3 5-7 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 30, 2003	R64
Andre Sa #87	6-3 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 28, 2003	R128