SF Swiss Open Gstaad 2003

Jiri Novak #10 def. Radek Stepanek #39

7-5 6-1

Jiri Novak defeated Radek Stepanek 7-5 6-1 in the 2003 Swiss Open Gstaad semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 12, 2003*
Tournament: Swiss Open Gstaad
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 16m

Match Statistics

Stat	Jiri Novak	Radek Stepanek
Aces	5	2
Double faults	3	5
First serve %	67.0%	51.0%
First serve points won %	73.0%	64.0%
Second serve points won %	56.0%	34.0%
Break points saved %	0.0%	29.0%
Break points converted %	71.0%	100.0%
Service points won %	67.0%	49.0%
Return points won %	51.0%	33.0%
Total points won %	58.0%	42.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Jiri Novak	Radek Stepanek
Country	CZE	CZE
Birth date	Mar 22, 1975	Nov 27, 1978
Age	28	24
Height	190 cm	186 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	10	39
Ranking points (entering)	1,845	903
Elo (entering)	1,832	1,791
Current career W-L	319–253	366–285
Current career earnings	$7,618,613	$11,343,464

Pre-match H2H

Jiri Novak #10 0 – 1 Radek Stepanek #39

Path

Jiri Novak's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Ignacio Chela #31	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 2003	QF
Paul-Henri Mathieu #59	1-6 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 2003	R16
Sargis Sargsian #53	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 10, 2003	R32

Jiri Novak's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Federer #3	5-7 6-3 6-3 1-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 13, 2003	F

Radek Stepanek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rainer Schuettler #8	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 12, 2003	QF
Michel Kratochvil #152	6-3 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 11, 2003	R16
Hugo Armando #327	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 10, 2003	R32