SF New Haven 2005

James Blake #67 def. Victor Hanescu #47

7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-1

James Blake defeated Victor Hanescu 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-1 in the 2005 New Haven semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 27, 2005*
Tournament: New Haven
Edition: 2005
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 5m

Match Statistics

Stat	James Blake	Victor Hanescu
Aces	5	6
Double faults	4	2
First serve %	59.0%	69.0%
First serve points won %	76.0%	69.0%
Second serve points won %	59.0%	56.0%
Break points saved %	67.0%	60.0%
Break points converted %	40.0%	33.0%
Service points won %	69.0%	65.0%
Return points won %	35.0%	31.0%
Total points won %	52.0%	48.0%

Player Comparison

Field	James Blake	Victor Hanescu
Country	USA	ROU
Birth date	Dec 28, 1979	Jul 21, 1981
Age	25	24
Height	185 cm	198 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	67	47
Ranking points (entering)	545	752
Elo (entering)	1,803	1,790
Current career W-L	349–237	187–228
Current career earnings	$7,981,882	$4,330,340

Pre-match H2H

James Blake #67 1 – 0 Victor Hanescu #47

Path

James Blake's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Ignacio Chela #50	7-6(4) 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 2005	QF
Tommy Haas #31	1-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 26, 2005	R16
Filippo Volandri #37	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 25, 2005	R32
Michael Llodra #69	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 24, 2005	R64

James Blake's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Feliciano Lopez #27	3-6 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 28, 2005	F

Victor Hanescu's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tommy Robredo #20	6-7(4) 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 27, 2005	QF
Nicolas Massu #58	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 26, 2005	R16
Ivo Minar #76	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 25, 2005	R32
Luis Horna #53	6-7(4) 7-6(5) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 24, 2005	R64