David Nalbandian #3 def. Xavier Malisse #41

6-4 6-4

David Nalbandian defeated Xavier Malisse 6-4 6-4 in the 2006 Monte-Carlo Masters round of 64 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDavid NalbandianXavier Malisse
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
14
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.7%56.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.6%68.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
66.7%48.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
83.3%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.2%59.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%16.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.4%32.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.2%45.8%
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.
+4.7-2.8
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.
+2.8-4.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 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
Age2425
Height180 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)341
Ranking points (entering)2,750831
Elo (entering)2,0041,793
Current career W-L358–187282–266
Current career earnings$11,123,125$5,702,871
Pre-match H2H

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.