Wayne Ferreira #25 def. Mark Philippoussis #20

6-4 7-5

Wayne Ferreira defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-4 7-5 in the 2003 Los Angeles Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 2, 2003*
Tournament: Los Angeles Open
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 21m

Match Statistics

Stat	Wayne Ferreira	Mark Philippoussis
Aces	6	12
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	73	64
First serve points won %	74	66
Second serve points won %	71	46
Break points saved %	75	62
Break points converted %	38	25
Service points won %	73	59
Return points won %	41	27
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Wayne Ferreira	Mark Philippoussis
Country	RSA	AUS
Birth date	Sep 15, 1971	Nov 7, 1976
Age	31	26
Height	185 cm	196 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	25	20
Ranking points (entering)	1,135	1,285
Elo (entering)	1,841	1,957
Current career W-L	487–317	291–193
Current career earnings	$9,969,617	$6,987,402

Pre-match H2H

Wayne Ferreira #25 5 – 2 Mark Philippoussis #20

Path

Wayne Ferreira's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sebastien Grosjean #9	7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 2, 2003	QF
Alex Bogomolov Jr	7-6(1) 6-3	W	—	Match data	Aug 1, 2003	R16
Robert Yim #1288	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 31, 2003	R32

Wayne Ferreira's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lleyton Hewitt #5	6-3 4-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 3, 2003	F

Mark Philippoussis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gustavo Kuerten #13	6-3 3-6 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 2, 2003	QF
Michael Chang #168	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 1, 2003	R16
Adam Kennedy #431	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 31, 2003	R32