QF St. Petersburg 2006

Igor Kunitsyn #128 def. Potito Starace #97

6-3 6-2

Igor Kunitsyn defeated Potito Starace 6-3 6-2 in the 2006 St. Petersburg quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIgor KunitsynPotito Starace
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
05
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.0%59.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
85.7%58.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.5%38.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.0%50.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.0%28.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.8%39.2%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+9.5-12.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+12.5-9.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldIgor KunitsynPotito Starace
Country RUS ITA
Birth dateSep 30, 1981Jul 14, 1981
Age2525
Height180 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)12897
Ranking points (entering)348417
Elo (entering)1,6081,607
Current career W-L87–149147–189
Current career earnings$2,861,069$3,796,316
Pre-match H2H
Igor Kunitsyn #128 0 – 0 Potito Starace #97

Path

Igor Kunitsyn's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Haas #137-6(4) 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 27, 2006R16
Bjorn Phau #747-6(6) 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 2006R32

Igor Kunitsyn's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Johansson #643-6 6-7(3)LH2HMatch dataOct 28, 2006SF

Potito Starace's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jarkko Nieminen #187-5 3-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataOct 27, 2006R16
Daniele Bracciali #676-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 26, 2006R32