Xavier Malisse #65 def. Jurgen Melzer #55

3-6 6-3 6-3

Xavier Malisse defeated Jurgen Melzer 3-6 6-3 6-3 in the 2004 St. Poelten semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 22, 2004*
Tournament: St. Poelten
Edition: 2004
Category: International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 54m

Match Statistics

Stat	Xavier Malisse	Jurgen Melzer
Aces	2	3
Double faults	6	3
First serve %	63	59
First serve points won %	73	64
Second serve points won %	43	38
Break points saved %	62	29
Break points converted %	71	38
Service points won %	62	54
Return points won %	46	38
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Xavier Malisse	Jurgen Melzer
Country	BEL	AUT
Birth date	Jul 19, 1980	May 22, 1981
Age	23	23
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	65	55
Ranking points (entering)	585	682
Elo (entering)	1,706	1,730
Current career W-L	282–266	331–307
Current career earnings	$5,702,871	$10,739,212

Pre-match H2H

Xavier Malisse #65 0 – 0 Jurgen Melzer #55

Path

Xavier Malisse's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Daniel Koellerer #174	6-4 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 22, 2004	QF
Hugo Armando #299	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 21, 2004	R16
Karol Beck #85	7-5 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 20, 2004	R32

Xavier Malisse's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Filippo Volandri #61	1-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 23, 2004	F

Jurgen Melzer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Olivier Rochus #73	4-6 7-6(5) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 22, 2004	QF
Igor Andreev #77	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 21, 2004	R16
Greg Rusedski #105	6-2 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	May 20, 2004	R32