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

Date: Jun 8, 2003*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 2003
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 44m

Match Statistics

Stat	Juan Carlos Ferrero	Albert Costa
Aces	7	6
Double faults	4	7
First serve %	56	54
First serve points won %	76	67
Second serve points won %	51	43
Break points saved %	50	62
Break points converted %	38	50
Service points won %	65	56
Return points won %	44	35
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Juan Carlos Ferrero	Albert Costa
Country	ESP	ESP
Birth date	Feb 12, 1980	Jun 25, 1975
Age	23	27
Height	183 cm	180 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	3	9
Ranking points (entering)	3,460	1,920
Elo (entering)	2,056	1,868
Current career W-L	461–256	369–265
Current career earnings	$13,998,165	$7,685,228

Pre-match H2H

Juan Carlos Ferrero #3 2 – 3 Albert Costa #9

Path

Juan Carlos Ferrero's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Fernando Gonzalez #20	6-1 3-6 6-1 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 6, 2003	QF
Felix Mantilla #21	6-2 6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 2003	R16
Tim Henman #28	4-6 6-2 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 2003	R32
Nicolas Massu #84	6-2 3-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	May 30, 2003	R64
Michel Kratochvil #85	7-5 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 28, 2003	R128

Juan Carlos Ferrero's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Martin Verkerk #15	6-1 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 9, 2003	F

Albert Costa's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tommy Robredo #31	2-6 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 6, 2003	QF
Arnaud Clement #36	6-2 7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 2003	R16
Nicolas Lapentti #58	4-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 1, 2003	R32
Radek Stepanek #47	6-3 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 30, 2003	R64
Sergio Roitman #134	6-7(3) 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 28, 2003	R128