SF Italian Open 2003

Felix Mantilla #47 def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov #24

4-6 7-6(3) 6-4

Felix Mantilla defeated Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4 in the 2003 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 11, 2003*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 2003
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 41m

Match Statistics

Stat	Felix Mantilla	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Aces	4	3
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	75.0%	55.0%
First serve points won %	60.0%	63.0%
Second serve points won %	48.0%	46.0%
Break points saved %	71.0%	58.0%
Break points converted %	42.0%	29.0%
Service points won %	57.0%	55.0%
Return points won %	45.0%	43.0%
Total points won %	51.0%	49.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Felix Mantilla	Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Country	ESP	RUS
Birth date	Sep 23, 1974	Feb 18, 1974
Age	28	29
Height	180 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	47	24
Ranking points (entering)	790	1,190
Elo (entering)	1,857	1,847
Current career W-L	307–218	574–281
Current career earnings	$5,332,214	$23,883,797

Pre-match H2H

Felix Mantilla #47 0 – 2 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #24

Path

Felix Mantilla's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ivan Ljubicic #46	3-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 2003	QF
Albert Costa #8	7-5 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 10, 2003	R16
Mardy Fish #53	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 2003	R32
David Nalbandian #12	6-3 1-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 2003	R64

Felix Mantilla's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Federer #5	7-5 6-2 7-6(8)	W	H2H	Match data	May 12, 2003	F

Yevgeny Kafelnikov's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Martin Verkerk #68	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 2003	QF
Carlos Moya #4	6-4 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	May 10, 2003	R16
Giorgio Galimberti #115	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 2003	R32
Younes El Aynaoui #23	6-1 1-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 2003	R64