Mark Philippoussis #15 def. Jiri Novak #12

6-2 6-1

Mark Philippoussis defeated Jiri Novak 6-2 6-1 in the 2003 Shanghai Masters final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMark PhilippoussisJiri Novak
Aces93
Double faults21
First serve %58.0%58.0%
First serve points won %95.0%59.0%
Second serve points won %75.0%31.0%
Break points saved %33.0%
Break points converted %67.0%
Service points won %87.0%47.0%
Return points won %53.0%13.0%
Total points won %70.0%30.0%

Player Comparison

FieldMark PhilippoussisJiri Novak
Country AUS CZE
Birth dateNov 7, 1976Mar 22, 1975
Age2628
Height196 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1512
Ranking points (entering)1,3801,720
Elo (entering)1,9281,866
Current career W-L291–193319–253
Current career earnings$6,987,402$7,618,613
Pre-match H2H
Mark Philippoussis #15 1 1 Jiri Novak #12

Path

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Robin Soderling #946-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 2003SF
Guillermo Canas #2046-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 2003QF
Jeff Salzenstein #1226-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 2003R16
Andreas Vinciguerra #866-4 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataSep 25, 2003R32

Mark Philippoussis's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Jiri Novak's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Wayne Arthurs #1186-7(7) 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 2003SF
Magnus Norman #752-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 2003QF
Robert Kendrick #1206-7(3) 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 26, 2003R16
Dennis van Scheppingen #1436-2 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataSep 25, 2003R32