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

Date: Sep 18, 2004*
Tournament: Delray Beach Open
Edition: 2004
Category: International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 54m

Match Statistics

Stat	Ricardo Mello	Mario Ancic
Aces	4	8
Double faults	2	5
First serve %	61	64
First serve points won %	72	66
Second serve points won %	57	41
Break points saved %	71	57
Break points converted %	43	29
Service points won %	66	57
Return points won %	43	34
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Ricardo Mello	Mario Ancic
Country	BRA	CRO
Birth date	Dec 21, 1980	Mar 30, 1984
Age	23	20
Height	175 cm	196 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	100	29
Ranking points (entering)	425	1,070
Elo (entering)	1,717	1,819
Current career W-L	52–87	193–125
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

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jerome Golmard #252	6-7(2) 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 18, 2004	QF
Mardy Fish #27	5-7 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 17, 2004	R16
Gilles Elseneer #104	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 16, 2004	R32

Ricardo Mello's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Vincent Spadea #24	7-6(2) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 19, 2004	F

Mario Ancic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Kenneth Carlsen #109	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 18, 2004	QF
Amer Delic #214	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 17, 2004	R16
Jan-Michael Gambill #73	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 16, 2004	R32