Rafael Nadal #2 def. Paul-Henri Mathieu #34

6-7(5) 6-1 6-2

Rafael Nadal defeated Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-7(5) 6-1 6-2 in the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 2, 2006*
Tournament: Dubai Tennis Championships
Edition: 2006
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Hard
Round: R32
Duration: 2h 33m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Paul-Henri Mathieu
Aces	9	2
Double faults	3	3
First serve %	62	54
First serve points won %	76	73
Second serve points won %	53	45
Break points saved %	100	33
Break points converted %	67	0
Service points won %	67	60
Return points won %	40	33
Total points won %	55	45

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Paul-Henri Mathieu
Country	ESP	FRA
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Jan 12, 1982
Age	19	24
Height	185 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	2	34
Ranking points (entering)	4,455	893
Elo (entering)	2,135	1,748
Current career W-L	1,056–228	271–298
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$6,299,093

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #2 3 – 0 Paul-Henri Mathieu #34

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