David Ferrer #63 def. Ivan Ljubicic #43

7-6(3) 6-1

David Ferrer defeated Ivan Ljubicic 7-6(3) 6-1 in the 2003 Stuttgart Open round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 17, 2003*
Tournament: Stuttgart Open
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 33m

Match Statistics

Stat	David Ferrer	Ivan Ljubicic
Aces	7	5
Double faults	4	1
First serve %	72	46
First serve points won %	67	69
Second serve points won %	47	43
Break points saved %	94	40
Break points converted %	60	6
Service points won %	61	55
Return points won %	45	39
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	David Ferrer	Ivan Ljubicic
Country	ESP	CRO
Birth date	Apr 2, 1982	Mar 19, 1979
Age	21	24
Height	175 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	63	43
Ranking points (entering)	637	850
Elo (entering)	1,633	1,758
Current career W-L	703–371	404–284
Current career earnings	$31,483,911	$10,181,121

Pre-match H2H

David Ferrer #63 0 – 1 Ivan Ljubicic #43

Path

David Ferrer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mariano Zabaleta #32	7-6(3) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 2003	R64

David Ferrer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Guillermo Coria #7	1-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 2003	R16

Ivan Ljubicic's path

No prior matches in this tournament.