Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo #50 def. Fernando Verdasco #27

6-3 6-3

Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-3 6-3 in the 2006 Metz round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Oct 5, 2006*
Tournament: Metz
Edition: 2006
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 8m

Match Statistics

Stat	Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo	Fernando Verdasco
Aces	4	0
Double faults	2	2
First serve %	55	82
First serve points won %	87	67
Second serve points won %	48	20
Break points saved %	—	40
Break points converted %	60	—
Service points won %	70	58
Return points won %	42	30
Total points won %	56	44

Player Comparison

Field	Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo	Fernando Verdasco
Country	ESP	ESP
Birth date	Jan 6, 1978	Nov 15, 1983
Age	28	22
Height	183 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	50	27
Ranking points (entering)	731	1,055
Elo (entering)	1,683	1,805
Current career W-L	68–133	549–442
Current career earnings	$2,346,407	$18,368,908

Pre-match H2H

Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo #50 1 – 0 Fernando Verdasco #27

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.