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Julien Benneteau #31 def. Jurgen Melzer #29

6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date Apr 18, 2012*
Tournament Monte Carlo Masters
Category Masters 1000
Surface Clay
RoundR32
Winner Julien Benneteau
Score6-4 6-3
Loser Jurgen Melzer
Duration1h 8m
StatJulien BenneteauJurgen Melzer
Aces63
Double faults30
First serve %8474
First serve points won %7656
Second serve points won %6250
Break points saved %060
Break points converted %40100
Service points won %7355
Return points won %4527
Total points won %5941

Pre-match Comparison

FieldJulien BenneteauJurgen Melzer
Country FRA AUT
Birth dateDec 20, 1981May 22, 1981
Age3030
Height185183
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3129
Ranking points (entering)1,1801,192
Elo (entering)1,8861,848
Career W-L269–292326–303
Career earnings$9,556,742$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H
Julien Benneteau 4 2 Jurgen Melzer

Path

Julien Benneteau's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 17, 2012R64 Marcel Granollers 6-3 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch data

Julien Benneteau's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 20, 2012R16 Andy Murray 5-6 (ret.)LH2HMatch data

Jurgen Melzer's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Apr 17, 2012R64 Lukasz Kubot 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data