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Justin Gimelstob #111 def. Kristian Pless #125

6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date	Jul 15, 2006*
Tournament	Newport
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Grass
Round	QF
Winner	Justin Gimelstob
Score	6-3 6-1
Loser	Kristian Pless
Duration	53m

Stat	Justin Gimelstob	Kristian Pless
Aces	4	0
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	50	60
First serve points won %	77	56
Second serve points won %	62	47
Break points saved %	100	0
Break points converted %	100	0
Service points won %	69	52
Return points won %	48	31
Total points won %	60	40

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Justin Gimelstob	Kristian Pless
Country	USA	DEN
Birth date	Jan 26, 1977	Feb 9, 1981
Age	29	25
Height	196	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	111	125
Ranking points (entering)	388	353
Elo (entering)	1,624	1,602
Career W-L	107–171	43–81
Career earnings	$2,575,522	$1,127,884

Pre-match H2H

Justin Gimelstob 0 – 0 Kristian Pless

Path

Justin Gimelstob's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 14, 2006	R16	Wayne Arthurs	6-3 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 13, 2006	R32	Wesley Whitehouse	4-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Justin Gimelstob's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 15, 2006	SF	Andy Murray	6-1 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data

Kristian Pless's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jul 14, 2006	R16	Paul Capdeville	6-4 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jul 13, 2006	R32	Michael Russell	7-6(2) (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data