Roger Federer #1 def. Ivan Ljubicic #14

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

Roger Federer defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-1 6-7(6) 6-3 in the 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRoger FedererIvan Ljubicic
Aces65
Double faults20
First serve %6254
First serve points won %6877
Second serve points won %6437
Break points saved %7129
Break points converted %7129
Service points won %6758
Return points won %4233
Total points won %5545

Player Comparison

FieldRoger FedererIvan Ljubicic
Country SUI CRO
Birth dateAug 8, 1981Mar 19, 1979
Age2325
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)114
Ranking points (entering)6,0501,440
Elo (entering)2,2851,941
Current career W-L1,219–272404–284
Current career earnings$130,594,339$10,181,121
Pre-match H2H
Roger Federer #1 5 3 Ivan Ljubicic #14

Path

Roger Federer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andre Agassi #106-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2005SF
Mikhail Youzhny #176-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2005QF
Juan Carlos Ferrero #984-6 6-3 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 2005R16
Ivo Minar #1196-7(5) 6-3 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataFeb 24, 2005R32

Roger Federer's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Robredo #136-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2005SF
Tim Henman #77-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2005QF
Fernando Verdasco #376-7(4) 6-4 7-6(8)WH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 2005R16
Jean-Rene Lisnard #1086-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 24, 2005R32