David Nalbandian #4 def. Fabrice Santoro #65

7-5 6-0 6-0

David Nalbandian defeated Fabrice Santoro 7-5 6-0 6-0 in the 2006 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 27, 2006*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2006
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 41m

Match Statistics

Stat	David Nalbandian	Fabrice Santoro
Aces	2	4
Double faults	0	1
First serve %	61	61
First serve points won %	74	59
Second serve points won %	72	20
Break points saved %	67	47
Break points converted %	53	33
Service points won %	73	43
Return points won %	57	27
Total points won %	64	36

Player Comparison

Field	David Nalbandian	Fabrice Santoro
Country	ARG	FRA
Birth date	Jan 1, 1982	Dec 9, 1972
Age	24	33
Height	180 cm	178 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	4	65
Ranking points (entering)	2,370	580
Elo (entering)	2,026	1,853
Current career W-L	358–187	462–435
Current career earnings	$11,123,125	$10,013,832

Pre-match H2H

David Nalbandian #4 1 – 2 Fabrice Santoro #65

Path

David Nalbandian's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tommy Robredo #19	6-3 6-0 2-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 2006	R16
Jarkko Nieminen #24	2-6 6-3 6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 2006	R32
Stan Wawrinka #46	6-4 3-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 2006	R64
Danai Udomchoke #121	6-2 6-2 1-6 6-7(4) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2006	R128

David Nalbandian's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcos Baghdatis #54	6-3 7-5 3-6 4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 29, 2006	SF

Fabrice Santoro's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Ferrer #14	6-4 7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 2006	R16
Gaston Gaudio #10	6-3 6-2 5-7 1-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 22, 2006	R32
Andrei Pavel #82	6-4 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 2006	R64
Vincent Spadea #73	3-6 6-0 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2006	R128