Rainer Schuettler #44 def. Andre Sa #109

6-4 6-0

Rainer Schuettler defeated Andre Sa 6-4 6-0 in the 2001 Hong Kong Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 29, 2001*
Tournament: Hong Kong Open
Edition: 2001
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 16m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rainer Schuettler	Andre Sa
Aces	5	1
Double faults	2	3
First serve %	60	58
First serve points won %	69	54
Second serve points won %	53	28
Break points saved %	60	45
Break points converted %	55	40
Service points won %	62	43
Return points won %	57	38
Total points won %	59	41

Player Comparison

Field	Rainer Schuettler	Andre Sa
Country	GER	BRA
Birth date	Apr 25, 1976	May 6, 1977
Age	25	24
Height	180 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	44	109
Ranking points (entering)	786	393
Elo (entering)	1,763	1,608
Current career W-L	315–326	48–88
Current career earnings	$7,407,508	$2,655,127

Pre-match H2H

Rainer Schuettler #44 0 – 0 Andre Sa #109

Path

Rainer Schuettler's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Carlos Ferrero #5	6-3 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 29, 2001	QF
Mark Philippoussis #38	7-6(5) 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 28, 2001	R16
Michael Russell #90	7-6(2) 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 2001	R32

Rainer Schuettler's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcelo Rios #58	6-7(3) 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 30, 2001	F

Andre Sa's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jonas Bjorkman #49	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 29, 2001	QF
Michel Kratochvil #51	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 28, 2001	R16
Andy Roddick #15	6-3 4-6 3-3 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 27, 2001	R32