SF China Open 2005

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Juan Carlos Ferrero #23

6-4 6-4

Rafael Nadal defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-4 6-4 in the 2005 China Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRafael NadalJuan Carlos Ferrero
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
32
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
10
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.0%70.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.3%73.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
71.4%37.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.0%63.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.0%24.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.8%44.2%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+13.4+0.3
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-0.3-13.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRafael NadalJuan Carlos Ferrero
Country ESP ESP
Birth dateJun 3, 1986Feb 12, 1980
Age1925
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)223
Ranking points (entering)4,3601,225
Elo (entering)2,1051,897
Current career W-L1,056–228461–256
Current career earnings$134,946,100$13,998,165
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Peter Wessels #1157-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 17, 2005QF
Justin Gimelstob #955-7 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 16, 2005R16
Jimmy Wang #1006-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 15, 2005R32

Rafael Nadal's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillermo Coria #85-7 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 18, 2005F

Juan Carlos Ferrero's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Nalbandian #96-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 17, 2005QF
Dmitry Tursunov #1356-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataSep 16, 2005R16
Hyung-Taik Lee #934-6 6-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 15, 2005R32