Ivan Ljubicic vs Stefan Koubek — Zagreb Final

Zagreb · ATP · Final
CRO
Ivan Ljubicic
47 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 January 2006
hard
AUT
Stefan Koubek
49 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
Ljubicic I.
6-3 6-4
Koubek S.
Ljubicic I.
662
Koubek S.
34–

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Stefan Koubek 6-3 6-4 in the Zagreb final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ivan Ljubicic came in leading the head-to-head 5–3. Ivan Ljubicic extended the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivan Ljubicic closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

5–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-12-31DohaR32hardIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-4
2007-10-15Madrid MastersR32clayStefan Koubek6-3 6-7(2) 7-5
2007-01-29ZagrebR16hardIvan Ljubicic7-6(6) 6-7(5) 6-4
2006-02-10Davis Cup WG R1: AUT vs CRORRclayIvan Ljubicic6-2 6-2 6-4
2004-10-25BaselQFhardStefan Koubek2-6 7-5 7-5
2004-05-24Roland GarrosR64clayStefan Koubek6-0 1-6 6-4 6-2
2002-07-08GstaadR16clayIvan Ljubicic6-4 6-4
2001-04-06Davis Cup G1 QF: CRO vs AUTRRcarpetIvan Ljubicic5-7 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Ljubicic I.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Koubek S.

Koubek S.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Ljubicic I.

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
Ljubicic I.Koubek S.
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.8
3.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 104). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ljubicic I.Koubek S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
71
Break points won·Clear edge
35
54
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
49
Tiebreaks·Dominant
80
50

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
Ljubicic I.
Koubek S.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Ljubicic I.
Djokovic N.
6-766-36-4
Koubek S.
Henman T.
6-33-66-2
Quarter-finals
Henman T.
Seppi A.
6-36-4
Koubek S.
Karlovic I.
7-646-766-3
Djokovic N.
Bozoljac I.
6-26-3
Ljubicic I.
Youzhny M.
6-36-2
R16
Ljubicic I.
Carlsen K.
7-656-4
Seppi A.
Cilic M.
4-66-46-4
Koubek S.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-4
Karlovic I.
Ancic M.
7-677-64
Henman T.
Gasquet R.
6-46-4
Youzhny M.
Nieminen J.
2-67-637-60
Djokovic N.
Stepanek R.
6-36-4
Bozoljac I.
Lopez F.
7-656-2
R32
Cilic M.
Andreev I.
6-31-66-3
Seppi A.
Okun N.
6-26-4
Henman T.
Clement A.
6-36-3
Gasquet R.
Sanguinetti D.
6-36-0
Ancic M.
Tursunov D.
6-34-66-4
Karlovic I.
Schuettler R.
7-606-3
Koubek S.
Minar I.
7-673-66-3
Wawrinka S.
Ferrer D.
4-66-16-3
Ljubicic I.
Murray A.
4-66-26-3
Carlsen K.
Hernych J.
6-26-4
Youzhny M.
Zib T.
6-43-66-1
Nieminen J.
Starace P.
3-67-56-3
Stepanek R.
Cakl T.
6-37-62
Djokovic N.
Vik R.
6-17-5
Bozoljac I.
Bracciali D.
6-47-65
Lopez F.
Soderling R.
7-644-66-1