R16 Montpellier Open 2003

Rainer Schuettler #6 def. Ivan Ljubicic #43

4-6 7-6(2) 7-5

Rainer Schuettler defeated Ivan Ljubicic 4-6 7-6(2) 7-5 in the 2003 Montpellier Open round of 16 on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRainer SchuettlerIvan Ljubicic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
618
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.7%50.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.2%81.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.5%59.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.3%70.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
29.5%32.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.0%50.0%
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.
+4.8+8.0
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.
-8.0-4.8

* 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 SchuettlerIvan Ljubicic
Country GER CRO
Birth dateApr 25, 1976Mar 19, 1979
Age2724
Height180 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)643
Ranking points (entering)2,685865
Elo (entering)1,9451,769
Current career W-L315–326404–284
Current career earnings$7,407,508$10,181,121
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rainer Schuettler's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paul-Henri Mathieu #556-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2003R32

Rainer Schuettler's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Xavier Malisse #607-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 11, 2003QF

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Lapentti #536-2 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2003R32