F St. Poelten 2005

Nikolay Davydenko #13 def. Jurgen Melzer #47

6-3 2-6 6-4

Nikolay Davydenko defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the 2005 St. Poelten final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNikolay DavydenkoJurgen Melzer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
20
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
45
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
72.5%55.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.5%63.9%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
36.4%40.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.5%53.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.4%42.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.1%48.9%
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.
-5.1-9.0
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.
+9.0+5.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldNikolay DavydenkoJurgen Melzer
Country RUS AUT
Birth dateJun 2, 1981May 22, 1981
Age2324
Height178 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1347
Ranking points (entering)1,505810
Elo (entering)1,8651,773
Current career W-L470–329331–307
Current career earnings$16,186,480$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H

Path

Nikolay Davydenko's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jose Acasuso #696-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 21, 2005SF
Felix Mantilla #896-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 21, 2005QF
Sjeng Schalken #926-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 20, 2005R16
Michal Mertinak #1456-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 19, 2005R32

Nikolay Davydenko's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Christophe Rochus #486-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 21, 2005SF
David Sanchez #1295-7 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 21, 2005QF
Gilles Muller #706-2 6-7(5) 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 20, 2005R16
Marco Mirnegg #3066-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 19, 2005R32