Fabrice Santoro vs Younes El Aynaoui — Dubai Final
Dubai · ATP · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2002 ·
hard
Santoro F.6-4 3-6 6-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Santoro F.
6362
El Aynaoui Y.
4631
Fabrice Santoro defeated Younes El Aynaoui 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Dubai final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Younes El Aynaoui came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Fabrice Santoro narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Fabrice Santoro closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–3.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-01-02 | Doha | QF | hard | Younes El Aynaoui | 3-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2002-12-30 | Doha | QF | hard | Younes El Aynaoui | 3-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2002-05-13 | Hamburg Masters | R64 | clay | Younes El Aynaoui | 7-6 6-3 |
| 1999-10-25 | Stuttgart Masters | R64 | carpet | Fabrice Santoro | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1999-01-04 | Doha | R32 | hard | Younes El Aynaoui | 6-4 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
8.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 149). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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