Rainer Schuettler vs Ivan Ljubicic, Dubai 2003, Quarterfinal

ATP Intl Gold · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 28 Feb

Final

Rainer Schuettler

LostRank #10071.5759%

Ljubicic won in 2 sets · 1h 7m

0–2

Set 13–6

Set 24–6

Ivan Ljubicic

WinnerRank #532.2541%Upset

Venue

Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium

Dubai, UAE· Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Average

0.9vs last year

Wind

34 km/h

Fresh

Humidity

56%

Moderate

Temperature

23°C

Warm

Altitude

10 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 7m

0Aces11

4Double faults2

34Service points won42

9Service games played10

7Service games won10

10Return games played9

3/560%Break points saved100%1/1

0/10%Break points converted40%2/5

Head to head

4Schuettler

3Ljubicic

7 meetings

Hard 1–2Carpet 1–0Clay 1–1Grass 1–0

DubaiQuarterfinal · 28 Feb 2003HardThis match
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rainer Schuettler
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 20 Oct 2004Hard
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rainer Schuettler
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 0
LyonRound of 16 · 9 Oct 2003Carpet
Rainer Schuettler
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 7
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6²Set 3: 5
SydneyRound of 32 · 7 Jan 2003Hard
Rainer Schuettler
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 6¹
Hamburg MastersRound of 64 · 2002Clay
Rainer Schuettler
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 4
WimbledonRound of 128 · 2001Grass
Rainer Schuettler
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 7
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 5

Match research

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Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Rainer Schuettler vs Ivan Ljubicic, Dubai 2003, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research