Gilles Simon #12 def. Santiago Giraldo #55

7-6(2) 6-4

Gilles Simon defeated Santiago Giraldo 7-6(2) 6-4 in the 2012 Brisbane International quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGilles SimonSantiago Giraldo
Aces52
Double faults10
First serve %60.0%67.0%
First serve points won %72.0%62.0%
Second serve points won %58.0%50.0%
Break points saved %75.0%62.0%
Break points converted %38.0%25.0%
Service points won %67.0%58.0%
Return points won %42.0%33.0%
Total points won %54.0%46.0%

Player Comparison

FieldGilles SimonSantiago Giraldo
Country FRA COL
Birth dateDec 27, 1984Nov 27, 1987
Age2724
Height183 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1255
Ranking points (entering)2,165890
Elo (entering)1,9151,815
Current career W-L499–383142–186
Current career earnings$16,045,734$4,541,251
Pre-match H2H
Gilles Simon #12 0 1 Santiago Giraldo #55

Path

Gilles Simon's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
James Duckworth #2756-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 6, 2012R16
Ryan Sweeting #726-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 4, 2012R32

Gilles Simon's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexandr Dolgopolov #153-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2012SF

Santiago Giraldo's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Philipp Petzschner #636-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 6, 2012R16
John Millman #5416-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 4, 2012R32