Roger Federer #1 def. Potito Starace #145

6-3 3-6 6-3

Roger Federer defeated Potito Starace 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 2004 Swiss Open Gstaad semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRoger FedererPotito Starace
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
72
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
11
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.6%77.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.6%64.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
67.9%55.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%77.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
74.0%62.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
22.2%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
37.5%26.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.5%45.5%
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.
+11.0-0.5
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.
+0.5-11.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2004 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRoger FedererPotito Starace
Country SUI ITA
Birth dateAug 8, 1981Jul 14, 1981
Age2222
Height185 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1145
Ranking points (entering)5,610276
Elo (entering)2,2231,637
Current career W-L1,219–272147–189
Current career earnings$130,594,339$3,796,316
Pre-match H2H
Roger Federer #1 0 – 0 Potito Starace #145

Path

Roger Federer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Radek Stepanek #726-1 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 10, 2004QF
Ivo Karlovic #596-7(5) 6-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJul 9, 2004R16
Tomas Behrend #1306-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 8, 2004R32

Roger Federer's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Igor Andreev #626-2 6-3 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 11, 2004F

Potito Starace's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jiri Novak #186-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 10, 2004QF
Victor Hanescu #853-6 7-6(3) 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataJul 9, 2004R16
David Sanchez #576-2 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 8, 2004R32