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David Sanchez #96 def. Mariano Puerta #18

6-2 (ret.)

Match Information

Date	Sep 29, 2000*
Tournament	Palermo
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	R16
Winner	David Sanchez
Score	6-2 (ret.)
Loser	Mariano Puerta
Duration	36m

Stat	David Sanchez	Mariano Puerta
Aces	2	0
Double faults	0	0
First serve %	52	62
First serve points won %	62	31
Second serve points won %	67	50
Break points saved %	0	25
Break points converted %	75	100
Service points won %	64	38
Return points won %	62	36
Total points won %	63	37

Pre-match Comparison

Field	David Sanchez	Mariano Puerta
Country	ESP	ARG
Birth date	Apr 20, 1978	Sep 19, 1978
Age	22	22
Height	183	180
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	96	18
Ranking points (entering)	427	1,275
Elo (entering)	1,503	1,784
Career W-L	87–119	121–116
Career earnings	$1,451,767	$1,781,372

Pre-match H2H

David Sanchez 0 – 0 Mariano Puerta

Path

David Sanchez's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 28, 2000	R32	Daniel Elsner	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

David Sanchez's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 30, 2000	QF	Olivier Rochus	7-6(5) 3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data

Mariano Puerta's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 28, 2000	R32	Orlin Stanoytchev	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data