SF Chennai 2006

Ivan Ljubicic #9 def. Kristof Vliegen #93

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

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Kristof Vliegen 6-3 3-6 7-6(6) in the 2006 Chennai semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatIvan LjubicicKristof Vliegen
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
204
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
23
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.9%62.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
83.9%79.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
62.1%56.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%75.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.5%70.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
25.0%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
29.3%23.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.1%48.9%
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.
+14.0+8.2
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.
-8.2-14.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldIvan LjubicicKristof Vliegen
Country CRO BEL
Birth dateMar 19, 1979Jun 22, 1982
Age2623
Height193 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)993
Ranking points (entering)2,180442
Elo (entering)1,9661,650
Current career W-L404–28483–114
Current career earnings$10,181,121$1,964,020
Pre-match H2H

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Gilles Muller #766-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2006QF
Jiri Vanek #996-3 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 6, 2006R16
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #917-6(6) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 5, 2006R32

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carlos Moya #317-6(6) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2006F

Kristof Vliegen's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paradorn Srichaphan #426-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2006QF
Rainer Schuettler #886-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 6, 2006R16
Jimmy Wang #1006-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 5, 2006R32