R16 Montpellier Open 2007

Julien Benneteau #68 def. Gilles Simon #32

7-5 6-4

Julien Benneteau defeated Gilles Simon 7-5 6-4 in the 2007 Montpellier Open round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date
Oct 26, 2007*
Tournament
Montpellier Open
Edition
2007
Category
International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface
Carpet
Round
R16
Duration
1h 30m

Match Statistics

StatJulien BenneteauGilles Simon
Aces46
Double faults22
First serve %75.0%46.0%
First serve points won %72.0%61.0%
Second serve points won %41.0%54.0%
Break points saved %60.0%56.0%
Break points converted %44.0%40.0%
Service points won %64.0%57.0%
Return points won %43.0%36.0%
Total points won %53.0%47.0%
Match Serve++0.9-5.9
Match Return++5.9-0.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2007 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJulien BenneteauGilles Simon
Country FRA FRA
Birth dateDec 20, 1981Dec 27, 1984
Age2522
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6832
Ranking points (entering)560925
Elo (entering)1,6641,809
Current career W-L270–293499–383
Current career earnings$9,556,742$16,045,734
Pre-match H2H
Julien Benneteau #68 0 – 0 Gilles Simon #32

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Path

Julien Benneteau's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Edouard Roger-Vasselin #935-7 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 2007R32

Julien Benneteau's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sebastien Grosjean #817-6(6) 2-6 6-7(4)LH2HMatch dataOct 27, 2007QF

Gilles Simon's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Pavel #726-2 2-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 25, 2007R32