SF Milan 2005

Radek Stepanek #30 def. Ivan Ljubicic #24

6-4 6-2

Radek Stepanek defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 6-2 in the 2005 Milan semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRadek StepanekIvan Ljubicic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
52
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.5%57.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.6%66.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.5%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—72.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.5%59.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
27.3%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.4%24.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.6%43.4%
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.
+12.9-3.0
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.
+3.0-12.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldRadek StepanekIvan Ljubicic
Country CZE CRO
Birth dateNov 27, 1978Mar 19, 1979
Age2625
Height186 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3024
Ranking points (entering)1,0401,235
Elo (entering)1,8441,848
Current career W-L366–285404–284
Current career earnings$11,343,464$10,181,121
Pre-match H2H
Radek Stepanek #30 0 – 0 Ivan Ljubicic #24

Path

Radek Stepanek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rainer Schuettler #387-6(4) 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 5, 2005QF
Ivo Karlovic #607-6(7) 4-6 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataFeb 4, 2005R16
Daniele Bracciali #1397-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 3, 2005R32

Radek Stepanek's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Robin Soderling #373-6 7-6(2) 6-7(5)LH2HMatch dataFeb 6, 2005F

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karol Beck #406-7(4) 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 5, 2005QF
Ivo Heuberger #1256-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 4, 2005R16
Thomas Enqvist #747-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 3, 2005R32