Galo Blanco #116 def. Christian Ruud #146

6-4 6-4

Galo Blanco defeated Christian Ruud 6-4 6-4 in the 2001 Mexican Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 3, 2001*
Tournament: Mexican Open
Edition: 2001
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 1h 35m

Match Statistics

Stat	Galo Blanco	Christian Ruud
Aces	9	9
Double faults	2	2
First serve %	56	57
First serve points won %	72	76
Second serve points won %	54	54
Break points saved %	100	67
Break points converted %	33	0
Service points won %	64	67
Return points won %	33	36
Total points won %	51	49

Player Comparison

Field	Galo Blanco	Christian Ruud
Country	ESP	NOR
Birth date	Oct 8, 1976	Aug 24, 1972
Age	24	28
Height	173 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	116	146
Ranking points (entering)	337	274
Elo (entering)	1,606	1,606
Current career W-L	122–175	100–131
Current career earnings	$1,832,691	$1,399,813

Pre-match H2H

Galo Blanco #116 0 – 0 Christian Ruud #146

Path

Galo Blanco's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mariano Zabaleta #66	4-6 7-6(4) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 2, 2001	R16
Franco Squillari #18	3-6 6-1 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 2001	R32

Galo Blanco's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Carlos Moya #25	6-4 6-7(3) 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 3, 2001	SF

Christian Ruud's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Arnaud Di Pasquale	6-4 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 2, 2001	R16
Daniel Elsner #93	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 2001	R32