Mariano Puerta #21 def. Ivan Ljubicic #79

6-4 4-6 6-4

Mariano Puerta defeated Ivan Ljubicic 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the 2000 Croatia Open Umag round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMariano PuertaIvan Ljubicic
Aces012
Double faults24
First serve %65.0%53.0%
First serve points won %75.0%76.0%
Second serve points won %63.0%48.0%
Break points saved %50.0%57.0%
Break points converted %43.0%50.0%
Service points won %71.0%63.0%
Return points won %37.0%29.0%
Total points won %53.0%47.0%

Player Comparison

FieldMariano PuertaIvan Ljubicic
Country ARG CRO
Birth dateSep 19, 1978Mar 19, 1979
Age2121
Height180 cm193 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2179
Ranking points (entering)1,211553
Elo (entering)1,8691,645
Current career W-L121–116404–284
Current career earnings$1,781,372$10,181,121
Pre-match H2H
Mariano Puerta #21 0 0 Ivan Ljubicic #79

Path

Mariano Puerta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Julian Alonso #1136-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 20, 2000R32

Mariano Puerta's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martin Damm Sr 6-3 6-2WMatch dataJul 22, 2000QF

Ivan Ljubicic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lovro Zovko #3487-6(6) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 20, 2000R32