SF Costa Do Sauipe 2003

Rainer Schuettler #8 def. Gustavo Kuerten #14

6-4 2-6 7-5

Rainer Schuettler defeated Gustavo Kuerten 6-4 2-6 7-5 in the 2003 Costa Do Sauipe semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRainer SchuettlerGustavo Kuerten
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
714
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
62
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.2%52.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.0%83.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.8%33.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.8%59.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.6%38.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.5%49.5%
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.
-0.7-3.1
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.
+3.1+0.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRainer SchuettlerGustavo Kuerten
Country GER BRA
Birth dateApr 25, 1976Sep 10, 1976
Age2727
Height180 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)814
Ranking points (entering)2,4151,430
Elo (entering)1,9101,800
Current career W-L315–326339–184
Current career earnings$7,407,508$14,807,000
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rainer Schuettler's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ramon Delgado #1806-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 13, 2003QF
Paul Goldstein #1456-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 12, 2003R16
Andre Sa #1506-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 11, 2003R32

Rainer Schuettler's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sjeng Schalken #132-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataSep 14, 2003F

Gustavo Kuerten's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ricardo Mello #1736-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 13, 2003QF
Werner Eschauer #966-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 12, 2003R16
Magnus Norman #776-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 11, 2003R32