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David Nalbandian #10 def. Nicolas Massu #18

6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date	Oct 30, 2004*
Tournament	Basel
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Carpet
Round	SF
Winner	David Nalbandian
Score	6-3 6-4
Loser	Nicolas Massu
Duration	1h 18m

Stat	David Nalbandian	Nicolas Massu
Aces	4	4
Double faults	3	4
First serve %	68	42
First serve points won %	70	71
Second serve points won %	41	41
Break points saved %	50	33
Break points converted %	67	50
Service points won %	60	54
Return points won %	46	40
Total points won %	54	46

Pre-match Comparison

Field	David Nalbandian	Nicolas Massu
Country	ARG	CHI
Birth date	Jan 1, 1982	Oct 10, 1979
Age	22	25
Height	180	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	10	18
Ranking points (entering)	1,875	1,270
Elo (entering)	1,922	1,741
Career W-L	356–185	218–217
Career earnings	$11,123,125	$4,344,833

Pre-match H2H

David Nalbandian 1 – 1 Nicolas Massu

Path

David Nalbandian's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 30, 2004	QF	Rainer Schuettler	4-6 7-6(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 29, 2004	R16	Vincent Spadea	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 28, 2004	R32	Mario Ancic	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

David Nalbandian's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 31, 2004	F	Jiri Novak	7-5 3-6 4-6 6-1 2-6	L	H2H	Match data

Nicolas Massu's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 30, 2004	QF	Bohdan Ulihrach	6-2 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 29, 2004	R16	Mariano Zabaleta	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Oct 28, 2004	R32	Michel Kratochvil	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data