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
Aces01
Double faults02
First serve %6359
First serve points won %8356
Second serve points won %5745
Break points saved %33
Break points converted %67
Service points won %7452
Return points won %4826
Total points won %5941

Player Comparison

FieldCyril SaulnierMark Philippoussis
Country FRA AUS
Birth dateAug 16, 1975Nov 7, 1976
Age2826
Height190 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-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