Stefan Koubek vs Max Mirnyi — Moscow Round of 16

Moscow · ATP · Round of 16
AUT
Stefan Koubek
49 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2003
hard
BLR
Max Mirnyi
49 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
Koubek S.
6-3 4-6 7-6
Mirnyi M.
Koubek S.
647102
Mirnyi M.
36681

Stefan Koubek defeated Max Mirnyi 6-3 4-6 7-6 in the Moscow round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Max Mirnyi came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Stefan Koubek had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Stefan Koubek claimed a first win over Max Mirnyi in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Stefan Koubek closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-05-03Rome MastersR64clayMax Mirnyi6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Koubek S.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Mirnyi M.

Mirnyi M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Koubek S.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Koubek S.Mirnyi M.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.7
10.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Koubek S.Mirnyi M.
Clutch Rating·Even
46
43
Break points saved·Slight edge
71
76
Break points won·Slight edge
54
43
Deciding sets·Even
49
45
Tiebreaks·Even
50
53

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Dent T.
Sargsian S.
7-656-4
Semi-finals
Dent T.
Mathieu P.
6-32-67-61
Sargsian S.
Spadea V.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Spadea V.
Koubek S.
2-67-626-3
Mathieu P.
Andreev I.
2-66-37-5
Dent T.
Rosset M.
6-36-4
Sargsian S.
Calleri A.
6-36-4
R16
Mathieu P.
Ketola T.
6-26-4
Andreev I.
Ljubicic I.
6-47-67
Dent T.
Rochus O.
6-42-66-4
Rosset M.
Kucera K.
7-57-66
Koubek S.
Mirnyi M.
6-34-67-68
Spadea V.
Black W.
5-77-56-3
Sargsian S.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-42-66-4
Calleri A.
Labadze I.
6-43-66-1
R32
Mathieu P.
Lopez F.
6-16-4
Ljubicic I.
Zib T.
6-26-4
Andreev I.
Schalken S.
6-36-1
Kucera K.
Massu N.
6-746-26-2
Mirnyi M.
Davydenko N.
6-34-66-3
Koubek S.
Youzhny M.
7-646-0
Spadea V.
Stoliarov A.
1-66-46-4
Black W.
Safin M.
6-46-756-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Kunitsyn I.
6-07-611
Calleri A.
Golovanov D.
6-26-2
Rosset M.
Prinosil D.
6-16-1
Rochus O.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-4
Ketola T.
Chela J.
6-46-757-5
Dent T.
Mantilla F.
6-26-0
Sargsian S.
Volandri F.
6-16-2
Labadze I.
Nieminen J.
3-66-46-2