SF Qatar Open 2005

Ivan Ljubicic #22 def. Albert Costa #56

6-3 7-6(4)

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Albert Costa 6-3 7-6(4) in the 2005 Qatar Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvan LjubicicAlbert Costa
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
61
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
01
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.2%71.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.4%70.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
70.8%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%77.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.1%62.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
22.2%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.0%26.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.1%44.9%
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.
+10.5-0.7
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.
+0.7-10.5

* 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 LjubicicAlbert Costa
Country CRO ESP
Birth dateMar 19, 1979Jun 25, 1975
Age2529
Height193 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2256
Ranking points (entering)1,235705
Elo (entering)1,8361,708
Current career W-L404–284369–265
Current career earnings$10,181,121$7,685,228
Pre-match H2H
Ivan Ljubicic #22 0 – 0 Albert Costa #56

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #516-2 6-7(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2005QF
Marc Lopez #1496-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2005R16
Stan Wawrinka #1686-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 6, 2005R32

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roger Federer #13-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2005F

Albert Costa's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fabrice Santoro #526-2 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2005QF
Marco Chiudinelli #1426-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2005R16
David Sanchez #746-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 6, 2005R32