QF Japan Open 2003

Cyril Saulnier #102 def. Mark Philippoussis #14

5-2 (ret.)

The match ended when Mark Philippoussis retired.

Cyril Saulnier defeated Mark Philippoussis 5-2 RET after Mark Philippoussis retired in the 2003 Japan Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatCyril SaulnierMark Philippoussis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
01
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.2%59.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
83.3%56.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.1%45.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.7%51.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.1%26.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.7%41.3%
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.
+11.2-10.6
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.
+10.6-11.2

* 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

FieldCyril SaulnierMark Philippoussis
Country FRA AUS
Birth dateAug 16, 1975Nov 7, 1976
Age2826
Height190 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)10214
Ranking points (entering)3781,555
Elo (entering)1,6841,948
Current career W-L75–111291–193
Current career earnings$1,391,494$6,987,402
Pre-match H2H

Path

Cyril Saulnier's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jiri Novak #124-6 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2003R16
Lars Burgsmuller #817-6(6) 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 2003R32
Justin Gimelstob #937-6(5) 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 1, 2003R64

Cyril Saulnier's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rainer Schuettler #83-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2003SF

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mario Ancic #726-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2003R16
Federico Browne #1206-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 2, 2003R32