Ricardo Mello #100 def. Mario Ancic #29

7-6(2) 6-3

Ricardo Mello defeated Mario Ancic 7-6(2) 6-3 in the 2004 Delray Beach Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRicardo MelloMario Ancic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
48
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
25
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.5%63.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.7%66.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.7%40.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
71.4%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.8%56.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%28.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.2%34.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.7%45.3%
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.
+2.8-6.3
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.
+6.3-2.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2004 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRicardo MelloMario Ancic
Country BRA CRO
Birth dateDec 21, 1980Mar 30, 1984
Age2320
Height175 cm196 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)10029
Ranking points (entering)4251,070
Elo (entering)1,7171,819
Current career W-L52–87193–125
Current career earnings$1,484,044$4,024,686
Pre-match H2H
Ricardo Mello #100 0 – 0 Mario Ancic #29

Path

Ricardo Mello's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jerome Golmard #2526-7(2) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 18, 2004QF
Mardy Fish #275-7 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 17, 2004R16
Gilles Elseneer #1046-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 16, 2004R32

Ricardo Mello's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vincent Spadea #247-6(2) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 19, 2004F

Mario Ancic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kenneth Carlsen #1096-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 18, 2004QF
Amer Delic #2146-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 17, 2004R16
Jan-Michael Gambill #736-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 16, 2004R32