Marcelo Rios #37 def. Gaston Gaudio #22

6-3 6-2

Marcelo Rios defeated Gaston Gaudio 6-3 6-2 in the 2003 Chile Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Feb 15, 2003*
Tournament: Chile Open
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 6m

Match Statistics

Stat	Marcelo Rios	Gaston Gaudio
Aces	6	0
Double faults	1	0
First serve %	71	80
First serve points won %	84	52
Second serve points won %	46	50
Break points saved %	0	56
Break points converted %	44	100
Service points won %	73	52
Return points won %	48	27
Total points won %	60	40

Player Comparison

Field	Marcelo Rios	Gaston Gaudio
Country	CHI	ARG
Birth date	Dec 26, 1975	Dec 9, 1978
Age	27	24
Height	175 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	37	22
Ranking points (entering)	945	1,450
Elo (entering)	1,839	1,833
Current career W-L	366–180	253–189
Current career earnings	$9,713,771	$6,066,156

Pre-match H2H

Marcelo Rios #37 2 – 0 Gaston Gaudio #22

Path

Marcelo Rios's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Agustin Calleri #46	6-4 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 15, 2003	QF
Albert Portas #94	6-4 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 14, 2003	R16
Adrian Garcia #424	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 13, 2003	R32

Marcelo Rios's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Sanchez #57	6-1 3-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 16, 2003	F

Gaston Gaudio's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Felix Mantilla #50	6-2 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 15, 2003	QF
Hermes Gamonal #253	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 14, 2003	R16
Nicolas Massu #58	6-0 2-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 13, 2003	R32