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Rainer Schuettler #36 def. David Nalbandian #12

6-3 5-7 6-1 6-0

Match Information

Date	Jan 24, 2003*
Tournament	Australian Open
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Hard
Round	QF
Winner	Rainer Schuettler
Score	6-3 5-7 6-1 6-0
Loser	David Nalbandian
Duration	2h 18m

Stat	Rainer Schuettler	David Nalbandian
Aces	3	3
Double faults	6	4
First serve %	50	57
First serve points won %	75	54
Second serve points won %	60	50
Break points saved %	71	20
Break points converted %	80	29
Service points won %	68	52
Return points won %	48	32
Total points won %	58	42

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Rainer Schuettler	David Nalbandian
Country	GER	ARG
Birth date	—	Jan 1, 1982
Age	—	21
Height	180	180
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	36	12
Ranking points (entering)	945	1,740
Elo (entering)	1,854	1,899
Career W-L	313–323	356–185
Career earnings	$7,407,508	$11,123,125

Pre-match H2H

Rainer Schuettler 2 – 1 David Nalbandian

Path

Rainer Schuettler's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 22, 2003	R16	James Blake	6-3 6-4 1-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 19, 2003	R32	Marat Safin	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 17, 2003	R64	Richard Krajicek	6-3 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 15, 2003	R128	Albert Portas	6-3 6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data

Rainer Schuettler's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 26, 2003	SF	Andy Roddick	7-5 2-6 6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

David Nalbandian's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 22, 2003	R16	Roger Federer	6-4 3-6 6-1 1-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 19, 2003	R32	Xavier Malisse	4-6 6-2 6-0 3-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 17, 2003	R64	Jaymon Crabb	6-1 7-6(3) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 15, 2003	R128	Jerome Golmard	3-6 6-3 6-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data