SF Wimbledon 2002

David Nalbandian #32 def. Xavier Malisse #35

7-6(2) 6-4 1-6 2-6 6-2

David Nalbandian defeated Xavier Malisse 7-6(2) 6-4 1-6 2-6 6-2 in the 2002 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDavid NalbandianXavier Malisse
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
125
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
27
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.0%50.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.9%70.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
54.2%41.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
64.7%72.2%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.1%56.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
27.8%35.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.0%38.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.9%48.1%
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.
-1.2-6.4
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.
+6.3+1.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldDavid NalbandianXavier Malisse
Country ARG BEL
Birth dateJan 1, 1982Jul 19, 1980
Age2021
Height180 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3235
Ranking points (entering)1,084985
Elo (entering)1,8801,894
Current career W-L358–187282–266
Current career earnings$11,123,125$5,702,871
Pre-match H2H

Path

David Nalbandian's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Lapentti #276-4 6-4 4-6 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 5, 2002QF
Wayne Arthurs #896-4 7-6(4) 2-6 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataJul 3, 2002R16
George Bastl #1456-2 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 30, 2002R32
Paul-Henri Mathieu #757-6(3) 7-6(7) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 28, 2002R64
David Sanchez #626-4 6-3 4-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 2002R128

David Nalbandian's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lleyton Hewitt #11-6 3-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataJul 8, 2002F

Xavier Malisse's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Krajicek #10936-1 4-6 6-2 3-6 9-7WH2HMatch dataJul 5, 2002QF
Greg Rusedski #393-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 3, 2002R16
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #67-6(4) 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 30, 2002R32
Vincent Spadea #727-5 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 28, 2002R64
Galo Blanco #1376-3 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 26, 2002R128