Jurgen Melzer #96 def. Bob Bryan #299

6-0 4-6 7-6(5)

Jurgen Melzer defeated Bob Bryan 6-0 4-6 7-6(5) in the 2003 Newport semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 12, 2003*
Tournament: Newport
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 47m

Match Statistics

Stat	Jurgen Melzer	Bob Bryan
Aces	17	13
Double faults	2	3
First serve %	57	69
First serve points won %	80	72
Second serve points won %	58	43
Break points saved %	50	50
Break points converted %	50	50
Service points won %	71	63
Return points won %	37	29
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Jurgen Melzer	Bob Bryan
Country	AUT	USA
Birth date	May 22, 1981	Apr 29, 1978
Age	22	25
Height	183 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	96	299
Ranking points (entering)	412	96
Elo (entering)	1,660	1,564
Current career W-L	331–307	17–37
Current career earnings	$10,739,212	$15,931,631

Pre-match H2H

Jurgen Melzer #96 0 – 0 Bob Bryan #299

Path

Jurgen Melzer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jeff Salzenstein #199	7-5 7-6(7)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 2003	QF
Julian Knowle #169	6-3 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 2003	R16
Nicolas Thomann #140	6-3 6-7(3) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 10, 2003	R32

Jurgen Melzer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Robby Ginepri #54	4-6 7-6(3) 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 2003	F

Bob Bryan's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Cyril Saulnier #109	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 2003	QF
Dusan Vemic #319	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 2003	R16
Dustin Brown #599	6-7(5) 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 10, 2003	R32