SF Paris Masters 2000

Mark Philippoussis #14 def. Gustavo Kuerten #3

7-6(5) 7-6(11)

Mark Philippoussis defeated Gustavo Kuerten 7-6(5) 7-6(11) in the 2000 Paris Masters semifinal on carpet courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMark PhilippoussisGustavo Kuerten
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1112
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
44.6%63.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.4%76.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
67.4%52.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
—100.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.3%67.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
0.0%—
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.3%27.7%
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.
+10.1+5.6
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.
-5.6-10.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2000 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMark PhilippoussisGustavo Kuerten
Country AUS BRA
Birth dateNov 7, 1976Sep 10, 1976
Age2424
Height196 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)143
Ranking points (entering)1,5353,392
Elo (entering)1,8901,962
Current career W-L291–193339–184
Current career earnings$6,987,402$14,807,000
Pre-match H2H

Path

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
David Prinosil #444-6 6-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataNov 19, 2000QF
Yevgeny Kafelnikov #56-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataNov 18, 2000R16
Dominik Hrbaty #191-6 7-6(1) 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataNov 16, 2000R32

Mark Philippoussis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marat Safin #16-3 6-7(7) 4-6 6-3 6-7(8)LH2HMatch dataNov 20, 2000F

Gustavo Kuerten's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Albert Costa #326-4 7-6WH2HMatch dataNov 19, 2000QF
Patrick Rafter #166-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataNov 18, 2000R16
Chris Woodruff #776-3 7-6(0)WH2HMatch dataNov 16, 2000R32