SF Marseille 2005

Ivan Ljubicic #22 def. Mario Ancic #30

7-5 2-6 6-4

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Mario Ancic 7-5 2-6 6-4 in the 2005 Marseille semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvan LjubicicMario Ancic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
516
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
36
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.4%59.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
63.0%87.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
59.1%45.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
90.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.5%70.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%10.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
29.3%38.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
48.2%51.8%
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.
-1.1+8.1
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.
-8.1+1.1

* 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

FieldIvan LjubicicMario Ancic
Country CRO CRO
Birth dateMar 19, 1979Mar 30, 1984
Age2520
Height193 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2230
Ranking points (entering)1,2601,056
Elo (entering)1,8561,765
Current career W-L404–284193–125
Current career earnings$10,181,121$4,024,686
Pre-match H2H
Ivan Ljubicic #22 1 – 0 Mario Ancic #30

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sjeng Schalken #766-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 2005QF
Igor Andreev #496-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2005R16
Victor Hanescu #817-6(6) 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2005R32

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Joachim Johansson #115-7 4-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 2005F

Mario Ancic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sebastien De Chaunac #2757-6(11) 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 12, 2005QF
Tomas Berdych #467-5 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2005R16
Dominik Hrbaty #206-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2005R32