Nicolas Massu #42 def. Razvan Sabau #214

6-1 6-4

Nicolas Massu defeated Razvan Sabau 6-1 6-4 in the 2003 Tiriac Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 13, 2003*
Tournament: Tiriac Open
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 22m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Massu	Razvan Sabau
Aces	2	3
Double faults	3	2
First serve %	67	64
First serve points won %	82	51
Second serve points won %	35	38
Break points saved %	80	44
Break points converted %	56	20
Service points won %	67	47
Return points won %	53	33
Total points won %	60	40

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Massu	Razvan Sabau
Country	CHI	ROU
Birth date	Oct 10, 1979	Jun 18, 1977
Age	23	26
Height	183 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	42	214
Ranking points (entering)	855	169
Elo (entering)	1,843	1,482
Current career W-L	226–219	17–43
Current career earnings	$4,344,833	$714,904

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Massu #42 0 – 0 Razvan Sabau #214

Path

Nicolas Massu's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Victor Hanescu #84	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 13, 2003	QF
Frantisek Cermak #291	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 12, 2003	R16
Luis Horna #75	7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 11, 2003	R32

Nicolas Massu's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Sanchez #50	2-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 14, 2003	F

Razvan Sabau's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sargis Sargsian #53	2-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 13, 2003	QF
Alberto Martin #59	6-4 0-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 12, 2003	R16
Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo #76	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 11, 2003	R32