Xavier Malisse #101 def. Peter Wessels #134

7-5 6-4

Xavier Malisse defeated Peter Wessels 7-5 6-4 in the 2001 Delray Beach Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 10, 2001*
Tournament: Delray Beach Open
Edition: 2001
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 21m

Match Statistics

Stat	Xavier Malisse	Peter Wessels
Aces	6	7
Double faults	2	2
First serve %	52	58
First serve points won %	62	66
Second serve points won %	66	50
Break points saved %	33	56
Break points converted %	44	67
Service points won %	64	59
Return points won %	41	36
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Xavier Malisse	Peter Wessels
Country	BEL	NED
Birth date	Jul 19, 1980	May 7, 1978
Age	20	22
Height	185 cm	196 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	101	134
Ranking points (entering)	403	294
Elo (entering)	1,759	1,684
Current career W-L	282–266	43–58
Current career earnings	$5,702,871	$928,863

Pre-match H2H

Xavier Malisse #101 0 – 0 Peter Wessels #134

Path

Xavier Malisse's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fabrice Santoro #52	6-4 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 10, 2001	QF
Nicolas Lapentti #27	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 9, 2001	R16
Davide Sanguinetti #54	6-3 7-6(9)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 2001	R32

Xavier Malisse's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jan-Michael Gambill #24	5-7 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 11, 2001	F

Peter Wessels's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Edwin Kempes #119	7-6(4) 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 10, 2001	QF
Alex Calatrava #57	7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 9, 2001	R16
Jason Stoltenberg #69	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 2001	R32