Potito Starace #145 def. Jiri Novak #18

6-4 6-3

Potito Starace defeated Jiri Novak 6-4 6-3 in the 2004 Swiss Open Gstaad quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPotito StaraceJiri Novak
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
16
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
74.2%63.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.3%70.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.9%45.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.6%61.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.5%36.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.1%48.9%
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.
+0.6-1.5
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.
+1.5-0.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2004 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPotito StaraceJiri Novak
Country ITA CZE
Birth dateJul 14, 1981Mar 22, 1975
Age2229
Height188 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)14518
Ranking points (entering)2761,270
Elo (entering)1,6131,798
Current career W-L147–189319–253
Current career earnings$3,796,316$7,618,613
Pre-match H2H
Potito Starace #145 0 0 Jiri Novak #18

Path

Potito Starace's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victor Hanescu #853-6 7-6(3) 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataJul 9, 2004R16
David Sanchez #576-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 8, 2004R32

Potito Starace's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #13-6 6-3 3-6LH2HMatch dataJul 10, 2004SF

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Albert Montanes #733-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 9, 2004R16
Jose Acasuso #956-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 8, 2004R32