Andre Agassi #5 def. Xavier Malisse #32

6-4 6-4

Andre Agassi defeated Xavier Malisse 6-4 6-4 in the 2002 Scottsdale semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 9, 2002*
Tournament: Scottsdale
Edition: 2002
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 12m

Match Statistics

Stat	Andre Agassi	Xavier Malisse
Aces	7	4
Double faults	3	3
First serve %	62	57
First serve points won %	67	56
Second serve points won %	50	54
Break points saved %	67	56
Break points converted %	44	33
Service points won %	60	55
Return points won %	45	40
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Andre Agassi	Xavier Malisse
Country	USA	BEL
Birth date	Apr 29, 1970	Jul 19, 1980
Age	31	21
Height	180 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	5	32
Ranking points (entering)	2,520	1,085
Elo (entering)	1,996	1,847
Current career W-L	842–268	282–266
Current career earnings	$31,152,975	$5,702,871

Pre-match H2H

Andre Agassi #5 1 – 0 Xavier Malisse #32

Path

Andre Agassi's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Ignacio Chela #41	7-5 6-7(5) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 9, 2002	QF
Greg Rusedski #37	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 2002	R16
Francisco Clavet #54	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 7, 2002	R32

Andre Agassi's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Balcells #123	6-2 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 10, 2002	F

Xavier Malisse's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Wayne Ferreira #48	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 9, 2002	QF
Andrea Gaudenzi #52	7-5 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 2002	R16
Michael Joyce	6-1 6-2	W	—	Match data	Mar 7, 2002	R32