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Mark Philippoussis #90 def. Mariano Zabaleta #38

6-3 7-6(8)

Match Information

Date	Mar 8, 2003*
Tournament	Scottsdale
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	SF
Winner	Mark Philippoussis
Score	6-3 7-6(8)
Loser	Mariano Zabaleta
Duration	1h 49m

Stat	Mark Philippoussis	Mariano Zabaleta
Aces	10	3
Double faults	5	1
First serve %	43	51
First serve points won %	74	59
Second serve points won %	54	57
Break points saved %	75	75
Break points converted %	25	25
Service points won %	63	58
Return points won %	42	37
Total points won %	53	47

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Mark Philippoussis	Mariano Zabaleta
Country	AUS	ARG
Birth date	Nov 7, 1976	Feb 28, 1978
Age	26	25
Height	196	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	90	38
Ranking points (entering)	440	876
Elo (entering)	1,812	1,775
Career W-L	287–190	199–206
Career earnings	$6,987,402	$3,204,127

Pre-match H2H

Mark Philippoussis 0 – 0 Mariano Zabaleta

Path

Mark Philippoussis's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 8, 2003	QF	David Nalbandian	0-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 7, 2003	R16	Scott Draper	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 6, 2003	R32	Juan Ignacio Chela	7-6(2) 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Mark Philippoussis's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 9, 2003	F	Lleyton Hewitt	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data

Mariano Zabaleta's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 8, 2003	QF	James Blake	3-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 7, 2003	R16	Rainer Schuettler	6-3 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 6, 2003	R32	Robby Ginepri	7-6(6) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data