R16 Bangkok 2006

James Blake #9 def. Benjamin Balleret #251

6-3 6-2

James Blake defeated Benjamin Balleret 6-3 6-2 in the 2006 Bangkok round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJames BlakeBenjamin Balleret
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
43
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
50
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.9%61.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.9%43.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.1%63.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.7%51.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.0%33.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.5%41.5%
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.
+4.2-11.5
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.
+11.5-4.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJames BlakeBenjamin Balleret
Country USA MON
Birth dateDec 28, 1979Jan 15, 1983
Age2623
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)9251
Ranking points (entering)2,085154
Elo (entering)1,9411,529
Current career W-L349–2373–8
Current career earnings$7,981,882$363,382
Pre-match H2H
James Blake #9 0 – 0 Benjamin Balleret #251

Path

James Blake's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marin Cilic #2026-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 2006R32

James Blake's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jarkko Nieminen #176-2 2-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 30, 2006QF

Benjamin Balleret's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alexander Waske #1147-5 2-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 2006R32