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
Aces53
Double faults10
First serve %69.0%71.0%
First serve points won %81.0%56.0%
Second serve points won %47.0%71.0%
Break points saved %67.0%25.0%
Break points converted %75.0%33.0%
Service points won %70.0%60.0%
Return points won %40.0%30.0%
Total points won %54.0%46.0%

Player Comparison

FieldJiri NovakSjeng Schalken
Country CZE NED
Birth dateMar 22, 1975Sep 8, 1976
Age2726
Height190 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-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