Nicolas Massu #48 def. Mariano Zabaleta #30

6-2 6-1

Nicolas Massu defeated Mariano Zabaleta 6-2 6-1 in the 2003 Austrian Open Kitzbühel semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 26, 2003*
Tournament: Austrian Open Kitzbühel
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 12m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Massu	Mariano Zabaleta
Aces	3	5
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	69	48
First serve points won %	78	59
Second serve points won %	56	42
Break points saved %	100	50
Break points converted %	50	0
Service points won %	71	50
Return points won %	50	29
Total points won %	61	39

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Massu	Mariano Zabaleta
Country	CHI	ARG
Birth date	Oct 10, 1979	Feb 28, 1978
Age	23	25
Height	183 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	48	30
Ranking points (entering)	734	1,013
Elo (entering)	1,815	1,855
Current career W-L	226–219	201–208
Current career earnings	$4,344,833	$3,204,127

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Massu #48 1 – 2 Mariano Zabaleta #30

Path

Nicolas Massu's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Lapentti #64	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 26, 2003	QF
Sargis Sargsian #54	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 25, 2003	R16
Albert Costa #22	6-7(9) 7-5 7-6(0)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 24, 2003	R32
Stefan Koubek #66	6-4 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 23, 2003	R64

Nicolas Massu's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Guillermo Coria #7	1-6 4-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 27, 2003	F

Mariano Zabaleta's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Carlos Ferrero #2	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 26, 2003	QF
Younes El Aynaoui #23	(w/o)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 25, 2003	R16
Victor Hanescu #93	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 24, 2003	R32