Fabrice Santoro #26 def. Ivan Ljubicic #33

6-4 7-6(5)

Fabrice Santoro defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 7-6(5) in the 2002 Dubai Tennis Championships quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFabrice SantoroIvan Ljubicic
Aces44
Double faults20
First serve %5251
First serve points won %8171
Second serve points won %4757
Break points saved %3357
Break points converted %4367
Service points won %6564
Return points won %3635
Total points won %5248

Player Comparison

FieldFabrice SantoroIvan Ljubicic
Country FRA CRO
Birth dateDec 9, 1972Mar 19, 1979
Age2922
Height178 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2633
Ranking points (entering)1,1801,092
Elo (entering)1,7501,849
Current career W-L462–435404–284
Current career earnings$10,013,832$10,181,121
Pre-match H2H
Fabrice Santoro #26 0 1 Ivan Ljubicic #33

Path

Fabrice Santoro's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sebastien Grosjean #96-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 2002R16
Michael Kohlmann #1207-6(0) 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2002R32

Fabrice Santoro's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jiri Novak #175-7 6-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMar 2, 2002SF

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Kiefer #476-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 2002R16
Cedric Pioline #896-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2002R32