Rainer Schuettler #6 def. Xavier Malisse #60

7-6(2) 6-4

Rainer Schuettler defeated Xavier Malisse 7-6(2) 6-4 in the 2003 Montpellier Open quarterfinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRainer SchuettlerXavier Malisse
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
41
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.4%60.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.7%58.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
73.1%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
25.0%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.9%55.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%75.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.7%31.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.5%44.5%
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.
+6.4-7.2
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.
+7.2-6.4

* 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 SchuettlerXavier Malisse
Country GER BEL
Birth dateApr 25, 1976Jul 19, 1980
Age2723
Height180 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)660
Ranking points (entering)2,685640
Elo (entering)1,9531,804
Current career W-L315–326282–266
Current career earnings$7,407,508$5,702,871
Pre-match H2H

Path

Rainer Schuettler's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivan Ljubicic #434-6 7-6(2) 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 2003R16
Paul-Henri Mathieu #556-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2003R32

Rainer Schuettler's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mikhail Youzhny #366-3 3-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 11, 2003SF

Xavier Malisse's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Enqvist #1636-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 2003R16
Andrei Pavel #1095-7 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2003R32