Taylor Dent #45 def. Paul-Henri Mathieu #47

6-3 2-6 7-6(1)

Taylor Dent defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-3 2-6 7-6(1) in the 2003 Moscow semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 4, 2003*
Tournament: Moscow
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Carpet
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 5m

Match Statistics

Stat	Taylor Dent	Paul-Henri Mathieu
Aces	17	4
Double faults	8	4
First serve %	54	43
First serve points won %	84	68
Second serve points won %	45	60
Break points saved %	50	50
Break points converted %	50	50
Service points won %	66	63
Return points won %	37	34
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Taylor Dent	Paul-Henri Mathieu
Country	USA	FRA
Birth date	Apr 24, 1981	Jan 12, 1982
Age	22	21
Height	188 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	45	47
Ranking points (entering)	823	811
Elo (entering)	1,875	1,728
Current career W-L	152–140	271–298
Current career earnings	$2,563,378	$6,299,093

Pre-match H2H

Taylor Dent #45 0 – 0 Paul-Henri Mathieu #47

Path

Taylor Dent's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marc Rosset #129	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 2003	QF
Olivier Rochus #51	6-4 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 2003	R16
Felix Mantilla #20	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 2, 2003	R32

Taylor Dent's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sargis Sargsian #58	7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 5, 2003	F

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Igor Andreev #114	2-6 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 4, 2003	QF
Tuomas Ketola #176	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 2003	R16
Feliciano Lopez #32	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Oct 2, 2003	R32