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Mariano Zabaleta #83 def. M. Martelli #138

6-4 6-2

Match Information

Date	Oct 9, 1998*
Tournament	Palermo
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	R16
Winner	Mariano Zabaleta
Score	6-4 6-2
Loser	M. Martelli
Duration	1h 17m

Stat	Mariano Zabaleta	M. Martelli
Aces	6	3
Double faults	4	5
First serve %	61	42
First serve points won %	77	80
Second serve points won %	55	37
Break points saved %	67	50
Break points converted %	50	33
Service points won %	69	55
Return points won %	45	31
Total points won %	56	44

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Mariano Zabaleta	M. Martelli
Country	ARG	ITA
Birth date	Feb 28, 1978	Dec 14, 1971
Age	20	26
Height	183	180
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	83	138
Ranking points (entering)	566	348
Elo (entering)	1,636	1,582
Career W-L	199–206	19–31
Career earnings	$3,204,127	$320,131

Pre-match H2H

Mariano Zabaleta 0 – 0 M. Martelli

Path

Mariano Zabaleta's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 8, 1998	R32	O. Serrano	6-2 4-6 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data

Mariano Zabaleta's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 10, 1998	QF	Franco Squillari	7-5 4-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data

M. Martelli's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Oct 8, 1998	R32	Felix Mantilla	7-6(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data