Victor Hanescu #151 def. Gael Monfils #48

6-2 6-3

Victor Hanescu defeated Gael Monfils 6-2 6-3 in the 2007 Tiriac Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 15, 2007*
Tournament: Tiriac Open
Edition: 2007
Category: International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 6m

Match Statistics

Stat	Victor Hanescu	Gael Monfils
Aces	3	2
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	77	58
First serve points won %	80	64
Second serve points won %	89	42
Break points saved %	—	50
Break points converted %	50	—
Service points won %	82	54
Return points won %	46	18
Total points won %	60	40

Player Comparison

Field	Victor Hanescu	Gael Monfils
Country	ROU	FRA
Birth date	Jul 21, 1981	Sep 1, 1986
Age	26	21
Height	198 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	151	48
Ranking points (entering)	288	672
Elo (entering)	1,673	1,804
Current career W-L	187–228	577–362
Current career earnings	$4,330,340	$25,067,477

Pre-match H2H

Victor Hanescu #151 0 – 1 Gael Monfils #48

Path

Victor Hanescu's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Potito Starace #31	7-6(5) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 15, 2007	QF
Albert Montanes #46	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 14, 2007	R16
Florian Mayer #55	7-6(1) 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 13, 2007	R32

Victor Hanescu's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gilles Simon #42	6-4 3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Sep 16, 2007	F

Gael Monfils's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marc Gicquel #67	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 15, 2007	QF
Martin Vassallo Arguello #74	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 14, 2007	R16
Filippo Volandri #28	6-3 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 13, 2007	R32
Alberto Martin #235	1-6 6-2 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 11, 2007	Q3
Teodor-Dacian Craciun #328	6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 10, 2007	Q2
Florin Mergea #447	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 10, 2007	Q1