Nicolas Lapentti #84 def. Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo #60

6-2 6-1

Nicolas Lapentti defeated Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-2 6-1 in the 2006 Palermo semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 30, 2006*
Tournament: Palermo
Edition: 2006
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 3m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Lapentti	Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo
Aces	3	1
Double faults	0	1
First serve %	61	69
First serve points won %	95	52
Second serve points won %	69	27
Break points saved %	—	50
Break points converted %	50	—
Service points won %	85	44
Return points won %	56	15
Total points won %	68	32

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Lapentti	Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo
Country	ECU	ESP
Birth date	Aug 13, 1976	Jan 6, 1978
Age	30	28
Height	188 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	84	60
Ranking points (entering)	475	663
Elo (entering)	1,678	1,700
Current career W-L	282–283	68–133
Current career earnings	$6,315,143	$2,346,407

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Lapentti #84 1 – 1 Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo #60

Path

Nicolas Lapentti's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gilles Simon #46	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 30, 2006	QF
Fabio Fognini #242	2-6 6-1 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 29, 2006	R16
Paul-Henri Mathieu #52	3-6 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 28, 2006	R32

Nicolas Lapentti's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Filippo Volandri #38	7-5 1-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 1, 2006	F

Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Verdasco #28	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 30, 2006	QF
Gianluca Naso #398	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 29, 2006	R16
Alessio Di Mauro #94	7-6(7) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 28, 2006	R32