SF Palermo 2003

Paul-Henri Mathieu #51 def. Alberto Martin #61

7-6(5) 7-6(5)

Paul-Henri Mathieu defeated Alberto Martin 7-6(5) 7-6(5) in the 2003 Palermo semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPaul-Henri MathieuAlberto Martin
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
20
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
46
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
47.4%72.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
62.2%64.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
66.0%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.2%60.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.5%35.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.5%47.5%
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.
+1.7-2.0
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.
+2.0-1.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPaul-Henri MathieuAlberto Martin
Country FRA ESP
Birth dateJan 12, 1982Aug 20, 1978
Age2125
Height185 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)5161
Ranking points (entering)706624
Elo (entering)1,6841,693
Current career W-L271–298218–267
Current career earnings$6,299,093$3,840,885
Pre-match H2H

Path

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Diego Veronelli #2324-6 7-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 2003QF
Nicolas Almagro #1897-6(6) 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 2003R16
Albert Portas #784-6 6-3 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataSep 25, 2003R32

Paul-Henri Mathieu's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Massu #286-1 2-6 6-7(0)LH2HMatch dataSep 28, 2003F

Alberto Martin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Franco Squillari #1037-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 2003QF
Galo Blanco #1074-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 2003R16
David Ferrer #827-6(4) 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 25, 2003R32