Greg Rusedski #58 def. Xavier Malisse #115

6-4 6-2

Greg Rusedski defeated Xavier Malisse 6-4 6-2 in the 2001 San Jose semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 3, 2001*
Tournament: San Jose
Edition: 2001
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 6m

Match Statistics

Stat	Greg Rusedski	Xavier Malisse
Aces	8	2
Double faults	1	2
First serve %	68	63
First serve points won %	84	69
Second serve points won %	39	43
Break points saved %	100	62
Break points converted %	38	0
Service points won %	70	60
Return points won %	40	30
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Greg Rusedski	Xavier Malisse
Country	GBR	BEL
Birth date	Sep 6, 1973	Jul 19, 1980
Age	27	20
Height	193 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	58	115
Ranking points (entering)	705	338
Elo (entering)	1,860	1,725
Current career W-L	417–278	282–266
Current career earnings	$8,944,841	$5,702,871

Pre-match H2H

Greg Rusedski #58 0 – 0 Xavier Malisse #115

Path

Greg Rusedski's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Lleyton Hewitt #6	5-7 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 3, 2001	QF
Renzo Furlan #251	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 2, 2001	R16
Harel Levy #59	6-1 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 2001	R32

Greg Rusedski's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Agassi #4	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 4, 2001	F

Xavier Malisse's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tommy Haas #21	5-7 6-3 5-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 3, 2001	QF
Goran Ivanisevic #124	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 2, 2001	R16
Paul Goldstein #80	6-3 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 2001	R32