Mariano Puerta #37 def. Nikolay Davydenko #12

6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4

Mariano Puerta defeated Nikolay Davydenko 6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the 2005 Roland Garros semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 5, 2005*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 2005
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 3h 29m

Match Statistics

Stat	Mariano Puerta	Nikolay Davydenko
Aces	1	11
Double faults	9	3
First serve %	53	59
First serve points won %	70	65
Second serve points won %	49	52
Break points saved %	42	42
Break points converted %	58	58
Service points won %	60	60
Return points won %	40	40
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Mariano Puerta	Nikolay Davydenko
Country	ARG	RUS
Birth date	Sep 19, 1978	Jun 2, 1981
Age	26	24
Height	180 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	37	12
Ranking points (entering)	927	1,640
Elo (entering)	1,829	1,970
Current career W-L	121–116	470–329
Current career earnings	$1,781,372	$16,186,480

Pre-match H2H

Mariano Puerta #37 0 – 1 Nikolay Davydenko #12

Path

Mariano Puerta's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Guillermo Canas #10	6-2 3-6 1-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 2005	QF
Jose Acasuso #62	6-4 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 2005	R16
Stan Wawrinka #87	1-6 6-3 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 2005	R32
Kristof Vliegen #134	6-3 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 2005	R64
Ivan Ljubicic #14	7-5 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 25, 2005	R128

Mariano Puerta's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rafael Nadal #3	7-6(6) 3-6 1-6 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 6, 2005	F

Nikolay Davydenko's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tommy Robredo #16	3-6 6-1 6-2 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 3, 2005	QF
Guillermo Coria #9	2-6 6-3 7-6(1) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 2005	R16
Tommy Haas #22	7-5 6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 29, 2005	R32
Olivier Rochus #45	3-6 7-5 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 2005	R64
Sasa Tuksar #214	6-2 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 25, 2005	R128