Felix Mantilla #20 def. Roger Federer #5

7-5 6-2 7-6(8)

Felix Mantilla defeated Roger Federer 7-5 6-2 7-6(8) in the 2003 Italian Open final on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 12, 2003*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 2003
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: F
Duration: 2h 41m

Match Statistics

Stat	Felix Mantilla	Roger Federer
Aces	0	8
Double faults	4	7
First serve %	78	49
First serve points won %	62	69
Second serve points won %	48	49
Break points saved %	82	45
Break points converted %	55	18
Service points won %	59	59
Return points won %	41	41
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Felix Mantilla	Roger Federer
Country	ESP	SUI
Birth date	Sep 23, 1974	Aug 8, 1981
Age	28	21
Height	180 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	20	5
Ranking points (entering)	1,255	2,890
Elo (entering)	1,872	2,027
Current career W-L	307–218	1,219–272
Current career earnings	$5,332,214	$130,594,339

Pre-match H2H

Felix Mantilla #20 0 – 1 Roger Federer #5

Path

Felix Mantilla's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #24	4-6 7-6(3) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 2003	SF
Ivan Ljubicic #46	3-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 2003	QF
Albert Costa #8	7-5 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 10, 2003	R16
Mardy Fish #53	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 2003	R32
David Nalbandian #12	6-3 1-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 2003	R64

Felix Mantilla's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Roger Federer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Carlos Ferrero #3	6-4 4-2 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 2003	SF
Filippo Volandri #100	6-3 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 11, 2003	QF
Tommy Robredo #19	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 10, 2003	R16
Mariano Zabaleta #39	7-6(4) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 2003	R32
Paul-Henri Mathieu #43	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 2003	R64