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
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
93
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.9%57.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
95.5%59.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
75.0%31.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
86.8%47.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
52.6%13.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
69.7%30.3%
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.
+24.4-15.1
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.
+15.1-24.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

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