Rainer Schuettler #8 def. Cyril Saulnier #102

6-3 6-2

Rainer Schuettler defeated Cyril Saulnier 6-3 6-2 in the 2003 Japan Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 4, 2003*
Tournament: Japan Open
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 16m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rainer Schuettler	Cyril Saulnier
Aces	5	3
Double faults	0	4
First serve %	77	59
First serve points won %	82	57
Second serve points won %	58	45
Break points saved %	100	57
Break points converted %	43	0
Service points won %	77	52
Return points won %	48	23
Total points won %	60	40

Player Comparison

Field	Rainer Schuettler	Cyril Saulnier
Country	GER	FRA
Birth date	Apr 25, 1976	Aug 16, 1975
Age	27	28
Height	180 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	8	102
Ranking points (entering)	2,495	378
Elo (entering)	1,917	1,711
Current career W-L	315–326	75–111
Current career earnings	$7,407,508	$1,391,494

Pre-match H2H

Rainer Schuettler #8 0 – 1 Cyril Saulnier #102

Path

Rainer Schuettler's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Scott Draper #103	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 2003	QF
Robert Kendrick #139	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 2003	R16
Satoshi Iwabuchi #238	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 2, 2003	R32

Rainer Schuettler's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sebastien Grosjean #10	7-6(5) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 5, 2003	F

Cyril Saulnier's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Philippoussis #14	5-2 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 2003	QF
Jiri Novak #12	4-6 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 2003	R16
Lars Burgsmuller #81	7-6(6) 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 2, 2003	R32
Justin Gimelstob #93	7-6(5) 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 1, 2003	R64