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Mario Ancic #15 def. Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo #93

6-3 6-7(4) 7-5

Match Information

Date	May 13, 2006*
Tournament	Rome Masters
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	R16
Winner	Mario Ancic
Score	6-3 6-7(4) 7-5
Loser	Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo
Duration	3h 10m

Stat	Mario Ancic	Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo
Aces	6	6
Double faults	4	4
First serve %	64	63
First serve points won %	71	72
Second serve points won %	49	41
Break points saved %	62	62
Break points converted %	38	38
Service points won %	63	61
Return points won %	39	37
Total points won %	50	50

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Mario Ancic	Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo
Country	CRO	ESP
Birth date	Mar 30, 1984	Jan 6, 1978
Age	22	28
Height	196	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	15	93
Ranking points (entering)	1,455	426
Elo (entering)	1,868	1,617
Career W-L	193–124	68–133
Career earnings	$4,024,686	$2,346,407

Pre-match H2H

Mario Ancic 1 – 0 Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo

Path

Mario Ancic's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 11, 2006	R32	Florent Serra	3-6 7-6(10) 6-0	W	H2H	Match data
May 10, 2006	R64	Luis Horna	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Mario Ancic's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 14, 2006	QF	David Nalbandian	3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 11, 2006	R32	Marat Safin	0-6 7-6(6) 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data
May 10, 2006	R64	Guillermo Coria	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data