Ivan Ljubicic #14 def. Tim Henman #7

7-5 6-4

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Tim Henman 7-5 6-4 in the 2005 Dubai Tennis Championships quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvan LjubicicTim Henman
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
85
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.5%59.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.0%68.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
65.6%53.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
83.3%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.8%62.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%16.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.5%34.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.1%46.9%
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.
+3.2-0.1
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.
+0.1-3.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldIvan LjubicicTim Henman
Country CRO GBR
Birth dateMar 19, 1979Sep 6, 1974
Age2530
Height193 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)147
Ranking points (entering)1,4402,310
Elo (entering)1,9131,918
Current career W-L404–284469–263
Current career earnings$10,181,121$11,635,542
Pre-match H2H
Ivan Ljubicic #14 3 – 1 Tim Henman #7

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Verdasco #376-7(4) 6-4 7-6(8)WH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 2005R16
Jean-Rene Lisnard #1086-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 24, 2005R32

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Robredo #136-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2005SF

Tim Henman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Igor Andreev #487-6(5) 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 2005R16
Greg Rusedski #464-6 7-6(7) 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 24, 2005R32