Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo #137 def. Gilles Simon #33

6-1 6-1

Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo defeated Gilles Simon 6-1 6-1 in the 2008 Monte-Carlo Masters first round on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 22, 2008*
Tournament: Monte-Carlo Masters
Edition: 2008
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: R64
Duration: 58m

Match Statistics

Stat	Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo	Gilles Simon
Aces	2	1
Double faults	3	0
First serve %	42	70
First serve points won %	91	44
Second serve points won %	53	29
Break points saved %	100	38
Break points converted %	62	0
Service points won %	69	39
Return points won %	61	31
Total points won %	65	35

Player Comparison

Field	Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo	Gilles Simon
Country	ESP	FRA
Birth date	Jan 6, 1978	Dec 27, 1984
Age	30	23
Height	183 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	137	33
Ranking points (entering)	332	950
Elo (entering)	1,572	1,784
Current career W-L	68–133	499–383
Current career earnings	$2,346,407	$16,045,734

Pre-match H2H

Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo #137 1 – 1 Gilles Simon #33

Path

Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Benjamin Balleret #317	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 2008	Q2
Mischa Zverev #75	7-6(6) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 2008	Q1

Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Federer #1	1-6 6-3 6-7(1)	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 23, 2008	R32

Gilles Simon's path

No prior matches in this tournament.