SF Tiriac Open 2003

David Sanchez #50 def. Jose Acasuso #74

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

David Sanchez defeated Jose Acasuso 6-7(4) 7-6(6) 6-3 in the 2003 Tiriac Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDavid SanchezJose Acasuso
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
15
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
45
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.6%52.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.3%67.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.8%50.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
63.6%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.9%59.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%36.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.5%38.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.5%48.5%
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.
-0.6-3.0
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+0.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldDavid SanchezJose Acasuso
Country ESP ARG
Birth dateApr 20, 1978Oct 20, 1982
Age2520
Height183 cm191 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style—One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5074
Ranking points (entering)674507
Elo (entering)1,6321,627
Current career W-L87–119181–178
Current career earnings$1,451,767$3,642,422
Pre-match H2H
David Sanchez #50 2 – 2 Jose Acasuso #74

Path

David Sanchez's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paul-Henri Mathieu #526-4 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 13, 2003QF
Jurgen Melzer #817-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 12, 2003R16
Alex Corretja #1226-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 11, 2003R32

David Sanchez's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Massu #426-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 14, 2003F

Jose Acasuso's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
John Van Lottum 4-6 6-2 6-3W—Match dataSep 13, 2003QF
Igor Andreev #1216-2 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 12, 2003R16
Andreas Seppi #2682-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 11, 2003R32