Martin Verkerk #53 def. Nicolas Massu #13

6-3 6-7(4) 6-3

Martin Verkerk defeated Nicolas Massu 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 in the 2004 Dutch Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 17, 2004*
Tournament: Dutch Open
Edition: 2004
Category: International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 20m

Match Statistics

Stat	Martin Verkerk	Nicolas Massu
Aces	18	8
Double faults	5	1
First serve %	68	59
First serve points won %	82	78
Second serve points won %	53	53
Break points saved %	100	60
Break points converted %	40	0
Service points won %	73	68
Return points won %	32	27
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Martin Verkerk	Nicolas Massu
Country	NED	CHI
Birth date	Oct 31, 1978	Oct 10, 1979
Age	25	24
Height	196 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	53	13
Ranking points (entering)	700	1,643
Elo (entering)	1,751	1,707
Current career W-L	56–64	226–219
Current career earnings	$1,564,520	$4,344,833

Pre-match H2H

Martin Verkerk #53 0 – 0 Nicolas Massu #13

Path

Martin Verkerk's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Sanchez #61	1-6 7-6(2) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 2004	QF
Adrian Garcia #119	6-7(5) 7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 2004	R16
Melle Van Gemerden #415	6-4 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 15, 2004	R32

Martin Verkerk's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Gonzalez #21	7-6(5) 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 2004	F

Nicolas Massu's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tomas Behrend #131	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 2004	QF
Raemon Sluiter #74	6-4 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 2004	R16
Kristof Vliegen #106	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 15, 2004	R32