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

Date: May 22, 2005*
Tournament: St. Poelten
Edition: 2005
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: F
Duration: 2h 15m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nikolay Davydenko	Jurgen Melzer
Aces	2	0
Double faults	4	5
First serve %	72	55
First serve points won %	66	64
Second serve points won %	36	41
Break points saved %	67	67
Break points converted %	33	33
Service points won %	57	54
Return points won %	46	42
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Nikolay Davydenko	Jurgen Melzer
Country	RUS	AUT
Birth date	Jun 2, 1981	May 22, 1981
Age	23	24
Height	178 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	13	47
Ranking points (entering)	1,505	810
Elo (entering)	1,865	1,773
Current career W-L	470–329	331–307
Current career earnings	$16,186,480	$10,739,212

Pre-match H2H

Nikolay Davydenko #13 1 – 0 Jurgen Melzer #47

Path

Nikolay Davydenko's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jose Acasuso #69	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 21, 2005	SF
Felix Mantilla #89	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 21, 2005	QF
Sjeng Schalken #92	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 20, 2005	R16
Michal Mertinak #145	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 19, 2005	R32

Nikolay Davydenko's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Jurgen Melzer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Christophe Rochus #48	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 21, 2005	SF
David Sanchez #129	5-7 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 21, 2005	QF
Gilles Muller #70	6-2 6-7(5) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 20, 2005	R16
Marco Mirnegg #306	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 19, 2005	R32