Ivan Ljubicic #6 def. Mario Ancic #23

6-3 6-4

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Mario Ancic 6-3 6-4 in the 2006 Indian Wells Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvan LjubicicMario Ancic
Aces42
Double faults13
First serve %66.0%68.0%
First serve points won %82.0%78.0%
Second serve points won %52.0%41.0%
Break points saved %100.0%33.0%
Break points converted %67.0%0.0%
Service points won %72.0%66.0%
Return points won %34.0%28.0%
Total points won %54.0%46.0%

Player Comparison

FieldIvan LjubicicMario Ancic
Country CRO CRO
Birth dateMar 19, 1979Mar 30, 1984
Age2621
Height193 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)623
Ranking points (entering)2,2451,355
Elo (entering)2,0071,864
Current career W-L404–284193–125
Current career earnings$10,181,121$4,024,686
Pre-match H2H
Ivan Ljubicic #6 2 1 Mario Ancic #23

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gael Monfils #296-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 2006R32
Janko Tipsarevic #1056-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 2006R64

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #12-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataMar 12, 2006QF

Mario Ancic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paul-Henri Mathieu #357-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 9, 2006R32
Davide Sanguinetti #516-3 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataMar 8, 2006R64