SF ATP Finals 2006

Roger Federer #1 def. Rafael Nadal #2

6-4 7-5

Roger Federer defeated Rafael Nadal 6-4 7-5 in the 2006 ATP Finals semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRoger FedererRafael Nadal
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
70
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
42
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.7%68.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
86.5%60.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
43.5%56.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%72.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.0%58.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
27.3%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.2%30.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.6%46.4%
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.
+7.5-3.7
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.
+3.7-7.5

* 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

FieldRoger FedererRafael Nadal
Country SUI ESP
Birth dateAug 8, 1981Jun 3, 1986
Age2520
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)12
Ranking points (entering)8,3704,470
Elo (entering)2,3892,135
Current career W-L1,219–2721,056–228
Current career earnings$130,594,339$134,946,100
Pre-match H2H
Roger Federer #1 2 – 6 Rafael Nadal #2

Path

Roger Federer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Nalbandian #73-6 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataNov 13, 2006RR
Ivan Ljubicic #47-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 13, 2006RR
Andy Roddick #54-6 7-6(8) 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 13, 2006RR

Roger Federer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
James Blake #46-0 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 21, 2006F

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nikolay Davydenko #35-7 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataNov 13, 2006RR
Tommy Robredo #67-6(2) 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 13, 2006RR