Gilles Simon #8 def. Fabrice Santoro #58

7-6(3) 6-1

Gilles Simon defeated Fabrice Santoro 7-6(3) 6-1 in the 2009 Dubai Tennis Championships quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGilles SimonFabrice Santoro
Aces13
Double faults22
First serve %4553
First serve points won %6354
Second serve points won %6543
Break points saved %7150
Break points converted %5029
Service points won %6449
Return points won %5136
Total points won %5743

Player Comparison

FieldGilles SimonFabrice Santoro
Country FRA FRA
Birth dateDec 27, 1984Dec 9, 1972
Age2436
Height183 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)858
Ranking points (entering)3,9451,192
Elo (entering)1,9961,813
Current career W-L499–383462–435
Current career earnings$16,045,734$10,013,832
Pre-match H2H
Gilles Simon #8 0 1 Fabrice Santoro #58

Path

Gilles Simon's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Teymuraz Gabashvili #776-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2009R16
Mohammad Ghareeb #4695-7 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2009R32

Gilles Simon's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Novak Djokovic #36-3 5-7 5-7LH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2009SF

Fabrice Santoro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marco Chiudinelli #4433-6 6-1 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2009R16
Victor Hanescu #376-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2009R32