Tim Henman #49 def. Radek Stepanek #16

7-5 2-6 7-6(3)

Tim Henman defeated Radek Stepanek 7-5 2-6 7-6(3) in the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 3, 2006*
Tournament: Dubai Tennis Championships
Edition: 2006
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 2h 8m

Match Statistics

Stat	Tim Henman	Radek Stepanek
Aces	2	6
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	64	57
First serve points won %	71	70
Second serve points won %	46	62
Break points saved %	56	25
Break points converted %	75	44
Service points won %	62	67
Return points won %	33	38
Total points won %	49	51

Player Comparison

Field	Tim Henman	Radek Stepanek
Country	GBR	CZE
Birth date	Sep 6, 1974	Nov 27, 1978
Age	31	27
Height	185 cm	186 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	49	16
Ranking points (entering)	765	1,530
Elo (entering)	1,773	1,849
Current career W-L	469–263	366–285
Current career earnings	$11,635,542	$11,343,464

Pre-match H2H

Tim Henman #49 4 – 2 Radek Stepanek #16

Path

Tim Henman's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Feliciano Lopez #38	6-2 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 2, 2006	R32

Tim Henman's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rafael Nadal #2	6-7(1) 1-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 4, 2006	QF

Radek Stepanek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
John Van Lottum	6-3 7-6(6)	W	—	Match data	Mar 2, 2006	R32