SF Roland Garros 2003

Juan Carlos Ferrero #3 def. Albert Costa #9

6-3 7-6(5) 6-4

Juan Carlos Ferrero defeated Albert Costa 6-3 7-6(5) 6-4 in the 2003 Roland Garros semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJuan Carlos FerreroAlbert Costa
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
76
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
47
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
55.7%54.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.9%66.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.2%43.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%61.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.9%56.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.5%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.0%35.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.5%46.5%
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.
+2.5-6.4
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.
+6.4-2.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJuan Carlos FerreroAlbert Costa
Country ESP ESP
Birth dateFeb 12, 1980Jun 25, 1975
Age2327
Height183 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)39
Ranking points (entering)3,4601,920
Elo (entering)2,0561,868
Current career W-L461–256369–265
Current career earnings$13,998,165$7,685,228
Pre-match H2H

Path

Juan Carlos Ferrero's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Gonzalez #206-1 3-6 6-1 5-7 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 6, 2003QF
Felix Mantilla #216-2 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 2003R16
Tim Henman #284-6 6-2 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 2003R32
Nicolas Massu #846-2 3-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2003R64
Michel Kratochvil #857-5 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2003R128

Juan Carlos Ferrero's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martin Verkerk #156-1 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 9, 2003F

Albert Costa's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tommy Robredo #312-6 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 6, 2003QF
Arnaud Clement #366-2 7-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 2003R16
Nicolas Lapentti #584-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 1, 2003R32
Radek Stepanek #476-3 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2003R64
Sergio Roitman #1346-7(3) 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2003R128