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Paul Capdeville #148 def. Julien Benneteau #36

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

Match Information

Date Jan 17, 2007*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR128
Winner Paul Capdeville
Score4-6 6-7(4) 6-2 6-1 6-2
Loser Julien Benneteau
Duration3h 35m
StatPaul CapdevilleJulien Benneteau
Aces143
Double faults818
First serve %6068
First serve points won %6252
Second serve points won %4326
Break points saved %3838
Break points converted %6262
Service points won %5444
Return points won %5646
Total points won %5545

Pre-match Comparison

FieldPaul CapdevilleJulien Benneteau
Country CHI FRA
Birth dateApr 2, 1983Dec 20, 1981
Age2325
Height190185
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)14836
Ranking points (entering)304902
Elo (entering)1,5901,708
Career W-L36–67269–292
Career earnings$1,150,846$9,556,742
Pre-match H2H
Paul Capdeville 0 0 Julien Benneteau

Path

Paul Capdeville's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 2007Q3 Robin Vik 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 16, 2007Q2 Leonardo Azzaro 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data
Jan 15, 2007Q1 Lukas Rosol 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data

Paul Capdeville's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 2007R64 Stan Wawrinka 4-6 3-6 2-6LH2HMatch data

Julien Benneteau's path

No prior matches in this tournament.