Sjeng Schalken #12 def. Rainer Schuettler #8

6-1 4-6 6-3 6-4

Sjeng Schalken defeated Rainer Schuettler 6-1 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2003 US Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 3, 2003*
Tournament: US Open
Edition: 2003
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 2h 31m

Match Statistics

Stat	Sjeng Schalken	Rainer Schuettler
Aces	3	10
Double faults	1	3
First serve %	68	52
First serve points won %	66	64
Second serve points won %	71	48
Break points saved %	71	54
Break points converted %	46	29
Service points won %	68	56
Return points won %	44	32
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Sjeng Schalken	Rainer Schuettler
Country	NED	GER
Birth date	Sep 8, 1976	Apr 25, 1976
Age	26	27
Height	193 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	12	8
Ranking points (entering)	1,715	2,270
Elo (entering)	1,868	1,925
Current career W-L	280–254	315–326
Current career earnings	$5,192,798	$7,407,508

Pre-match H2H

Sjeng Schalken #12 1 – 1 Rainer Schuettler #8

Path

Sjeng Schalken's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ivo Karlovic #109	7-6(8) 7-6(5) 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2003	R32
Lars Burgsmuller #85	4-6 2-6 6-2 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 2003	R64
Julien Boutter #96	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 2003	R128

Sjeng Schalken's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andy Roddick #4	4-6 2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 5, 2003	QF

Rainer Schuettler's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alberto Martin #63	6-1 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 2003	R32
Nicolas Kiefer #62	6-1 7-5 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 29, 2003	R64
Wayne Arthurs #118	4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 2003	R128