Juan Martin del Potro #44 def. Jurgen Melzer #66

6-2 6-1

Juan Martin del Potro defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-2 6-1 in the 2008 Austrian Open Kitzbühel final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJuan Martin del PotroJurgen Melzer
Aces42
Double faults16
First serve %57.0%55.0%
First serve points won %85.0%46.0%
Second serve points won %80.0%48.0%
Break points saved %100.0%50.0%
Break points converted %50.0%0.0%
Service points won %83.0%47.0%
Return points won %53.0%17.0%
Total points won %65.0%35.0%

Player Comparison

FieldJuan Martin del PotroJurgen Melzer
Country ARG AUT
Birth dateSep 23, 1988May 22, 1981
Age1927
Height198 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4466
Ranking points (entering)855614
Elo (entering)1,8781,737
Current career W-L426–174331–307
Current career earnings$25,896,046$10,739,212
Pre-match H2H

Path

Juan Martin del Potro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victor Hanescu #596-3 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJul 19, 2008SF
Nicolas Devilder #806-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 19, 2008QF
Sergio Roitman #1036-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 18, 2008R16
Josselin Ouanna #2146-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 17, 2008R32

Juan Martin del Potro's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Jurgen Melzer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Potito Starace #616-4 6-7(6) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 19, 2008SF
Rainer Schuettler #392-6 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 19, 2008QF
Leonardo Mayer #1456-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 18, 2008R16
Luis Horna #846-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 17, 2008R32