QF Chennai 2006

Ivan Ljubicic #9 def. Gilles Muller #76

6-1 6-3

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Gilles Muller 6-1 6-3 in the 2006 Chennai quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvan LjubicicGilles Muller
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
73
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
04
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.9%62.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.5%62.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
78.6%33.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
80.5%51.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.2%19.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
61.9%38.1%
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.
+18.0-10.7
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.
+10.7-18.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldIvan LjubicicGilles Muller
Country CRO LUX
Birth dateMar 19, 1979May 9, 1983
Age2622
Height193 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)976
Ranking points (entering)2,180506
Elo (entering)1,9591,740
Current career W-L404–284203–202
Current career earnings$10,181,121$5,991,874
Pre-match H2H
Ivan Ljubicic #9 0 – 0 Gilles Muller #76

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jiri Vanek #996-3 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 6, 2006R16
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #917-6(6) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 5, 2006R32

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kristof Vliegen #936-3 3-6 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2006SF

Gilles Muller's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rohan Bopanna #2666-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 6, 2006R16
Razvan Sabau #1126-2 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 5, 2006R32