QF Scottsdale 2003

Mariano Zabaleta #38 def. James Blake #26

3-6 6-4 6-4

Mariano Zabaleta defeated James Blake 3-6 6-4 6-4 in the 2003 Scottsdale quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 8, 2003*
Tournament: Scottsdale
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 51m

Match Statistics

Stat	Mariano Zabaleta	James Blake
Aces	4	4
Double faults	3	1
First serve %	64.0%	63.0%
First serve points won %	66.0%	69.0%
Second serve points won %	34.0%	32.0%
Break points saved %	29.0%	67.0%
Break points converted %	33.0%	71.0%
Service points won %	55.0%	55.0%
Return points won %	45.0%	45.0%
Total points won %	49.0%	51.0%
Match Serve+	-7.9	-7.0
Match Return+	+7.0	+7.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

Field	Mariano Zabaleta	James Blake
Country	ARG	USA
Birth date	Feb 28, 1978	Dec 28, 1979
Age	25	23
Height	183 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	38	26
Ranking points (entering)	876	1,165
Elo (entering)	1,754	1,833
Current career W-L	201–208	349–237
Current career earnings	$3,204,127	$7,981,882

Pre-match H2H

Mariano Zabaleta #38 0 – 1 James Blake #26

Path

Mariano Zabaleta's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rainer Schuettler #15	6-3 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 7, 2003	R16
Robby Ginepri #81	7-6(6) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 6, 2003	R32

Mariano Zabaleta's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mark Philippoussis #90	3-6 6-7(8)	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 2003	SF

James Blake's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Thomas Enqvist #73	7-6(5) 6-7(1) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 7, 2003	R16
Jay Gooding #708	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 6, 2003	R32