SF St. Poelten 2003

Nikolay Davydenko #36 def. Martin Verkerk #56

7-5 6-1

Nikolay Davydenko defeated Martin Verkerk 7-5 6-1 in the 2003 St. Poelten semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNikolay DavydenkoMartin Verkerk
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
24
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
35
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.9%54.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.4%68.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
66.7%34.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.2%52.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.1%32.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.7%43.3%
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.
+4.7-9.6
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.
+9.6-4.7

* 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

FieldNikolay DavydenkoMartin Verkerk
Country RUS NED
Birth dateJun 2, 1981Oct 31, 1978
Age2124
Height178 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3656
Ranking points (entering)900733
Elo (entering)1,7811,708
Current career W-L470–32956–64
Current career earnings$16,186,480$1,564,520
Pre-match H2H

Path

Nikolay Davydenko's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Antony Dupuis #827-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 24, 2003QF
Hyung-Taik Lee #606-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 23, 2003R16
Karol Beck #726-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 22, 2003R32

Nikolay Davydenko's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andy Roddick #63-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataMay 25, 2003F

Martin Verkerk's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Flavio Saretta #717-6(4) 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataMay 24, 2003QF
Dominik Hrbaty #636-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 23, 2003R16
Karol Kucera #486-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 22, 2003R32