SF Japan Open 2003

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

Match Statistics

StatRainer SchuettlerCyril Saulnier
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
53
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
04
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
76.9%59.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
82.5%57.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.3%44.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.9%52.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.9%23.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
60.2%39.8%
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.
+14.4-10.4
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.
+10.4-14.4

* 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

FieldRainer SchuettlerCyril Saulnier
Country GER FRA
Birth dateApr 25, 1976Aug 16, 1975
Age2728
Height180 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)8102
Ranking points (entering)2,495378
Elo (entering)1,9171,711
Current career W-L315–32675–111
Current career earnings$7,407,508$1,391,494
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rainer Schuettler's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Scott Draper #1036-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2003QF
Robert Kendrick #1396-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2003R16
Satoshi Iwabuchi #2386-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 2003R32

Rainer Schuettler's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sebastien Grosjean #107-6(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2003F

Cyril Saulnier's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Philippoussis #145-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2003QF
Jiri Novak #124-6 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2003R16
Lars Burgsmuller #817-6(6) 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 2003R32
Justin Gimelstob #937-6(5) 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 1, 2003R64