SF Madrid Open 2004

David Nalbandian #10 def. Ivan Ljubicic #29

6-4 6-4

David Nalbandian defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 6-4 in the 2004 Madrid Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDavid NalbandianIvan Ljubicic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
313
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
03
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.0%69.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.7%83.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
77.8%31.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.0%67.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.1%25.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.9%45.1%
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.
+12.0+4.9
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.
-4.9-12.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2004 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldDavid NalbandianIvan Ljubicic
Country ARG CRO
Birth dateJan 1, 1982Mar 19, 1979
Age2225
Height180 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1029
Ranking points (entering)1,7001,085
Elo (entering)1,9101,826
Current career W-L358–187404–284
Current career earnings$11,123,125$10,181,121
Pre-match H2H

Path

David Nalbandian's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Taylor Dent #407-6(4) 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 24, 2004QF
Paradorn Srichaphan #256-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 2004R16
Robin Soderling #347-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 2004R32

David Nalbandian's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marat Safin #82-6 4-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataOct 25, 2004F

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Joachim Johansson #117-6(2) 6-7(1) 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataOct 24, 2004QF
Tim Henman #56-4 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 23, 2004R16
Rainer Schuettler #176-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 2004R32
Tomas Berdych #386-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 20, 2004R64