Rafael Nadal #31 def. David Ferrer #44

6-4 6-3

Rafael Nadal defeated David Ferrer 6-4 6-3 in the 2005 Miami Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 27, 2005*
Tournament: Miami Open
Edition: 2005
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 31m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	David Ferrer
Aces	0	3
Double faults	0	3
First serve %	69	65
First serve points won %	67	52
Second serve points won %	69	50
Break points saved %	50	33
Break points converted %	67	50
Service points won %	67	51
Return points won %	49	33
Total points won %	57	43

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	David Ferrer
Country	ESP	ESP
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Apr 2, 1982
Age	18	22
Height	185 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	31	44
Ranking points (entering)	1,065	825
Elo (entering)	1,940	1,749
Current career W-L	1,056–228	703–371
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$31,483,911

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #31 0 – 1 David Ferrer #44

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Johansson #27	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 27, 2005	QF
Ivan Ljubicic #14	6-4 6-7(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 26, 2005	R16
Fernando Verdasco #45	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 24, 2005	R32
Rainer Schuettler #39	6-4 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 23, 2005	R64

Rafael Nadal's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Federer #1	6-2 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 3-6 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 28, 2005	F

David Ferrer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dominik Hrbaty #28	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 27, 2005	QF
Juan Carlos Ferrero #85	6-7(7) 6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 26, 2005	R16
David Nalbandian #9	7-6(0) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 24, 2005	R32
Xavier Malisse #34	3-6 5-5 (def.)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 23, 2005	R64
Philipp Kohlschreiber #67	6-2 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 22, 2005	R128