Site data updated: 2026-05-28 18:14 UTC

Cyril Saulnier #102 def. Mark Philippoussis #14

5-2 (ret.)

Match Information

Date	Oct 4, 2003*
Tournament	Tokyo
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	QF
Winner	Cyril Saulnier
Score	5-2 (ret.)
Loser	Mark Philippoussis
Duration	31m

Stat	Cyril Saulnier	Mark Philippoussis
Aces	0	1
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	63	59
First serve points won %	83	56
Second serve points won %	57	45
Break points saved %	—	33
Break points converted %	67	—
Service points won %	74	52
Return points won %	48	26
Total points won %	59	41

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Cyril Saulnier	Mark Philippoussis
Country	FRA	AUS
Birth date	Aug 16, 1975	Nov 7, 1976
Age	28	26
Height	190	196
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	102	14
Ranking points (entering)	378	1,555
Elo (entering)	1,685	1,948
Career W-L	75–111	287–190
Career earnings	$1,391,494	$6,987,402

Pre-match H2H

Cyril Saulnier 0 – 2 Mark Philippoussis

Path

Cyril Saulnier's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 3, 2003	R16	Jiri Novak	4-6 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 2, 2003	R32	Lars Burgsmuller	7-6(6) 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 1, 2003	R64	Justin Gimelstob	7-6(5) 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Cyril Saulnier's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 4, 2003	SF	Rainer Schuettler	3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data

Mark Philippoussis's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 3, 2003	R16	Mario Ancic	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 2, 2003	R32	Federico Browne	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data