Jiri Novak #10 def. Sjeng Schalken #15

6-4 6-4

Jiri Novak defeated Sjeng Schalken 6-4 6-4 in the 2003 Dubai Tennis Championships quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJiri NovakSjeng Schalken
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
53
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
10
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.5%70.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.1%56.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.1%70.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.4%60.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.7%29.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.5%45.5%
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.
+7.9-2.1
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.
+2.1-7.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJiri NovakSjeng Schalken
Country CZE NED
Birth dateMar 22, 1975Sep 8, 1976
Age2726
Height190 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1015
Ranking points (entering)1,9211,575
Elo (entering)1,8551,831
Current career W-L319–253280–254
Current career earnings$7,618,613$5,192,798
Pre-match H2H
Jiri Novak #10 2 – 1 Sjeng Schalken #15

Path

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrei Stoliarov #1386-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2003R16
Dominik Hrbaty #516-1 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2003R32

Jiri Novak's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Robredo #346-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 2003SF

Sjeng Schalken's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fabrice Santoro #333-6 7-6(2) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2003R16
Mikhail Youzhny #277-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2003R32