SF Barcelona Open 2006

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Nicolas Almagro #57

7-6(2) 6-3

Rafael Nadal defeated Nicolas Almagro 7-6(2) 6-3 in the 2006 Barcelona Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 29, 2006*
Tournament: Barcelona Open
Edition: 2006
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 40m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Nicolas Almagro
Aces	5	7
Double faults	1	2
First serve %	71.0%	47.0%
First serve points won %	79.0%	79.0%
Second serve points won %	50.0%	45.0%
Break points saved %	50.0%	50.0%
Break points converted %	50.0%	50.0%
Service points won %	71.0%	61.0%
Return points won %	39.0%	29.0%
Total points won %	55.0%	45.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Nicolas Almagro
Country	ESP	ESP
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Aug 21, 1985
Age	19	20
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	57
Ranking points (entering)	4,335	669
Elo (entering)	2,192	1,763
Current career W-L	1,056–228	388–274
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$10,752,234

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #2 1 – 0 Nicolas Almagro #57

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jarkko Nieminen #20	4-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 29, 2006	QF
Ivan Navarro #164	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 28, 2006	R16
Feliciano Lopez #38	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 27, 2006	R32

Rafael Nadal's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tommy Robredo #15	6-4 6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 30, 2006	F

Nicolas Almagro's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Carlos Ferrero #28	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 29, 2006	QF
Guillermo Coria #9	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 28, 2006	R16
Gael Monfils #31	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 27, 2006	R32
Andrei Pavel #83	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 26, 2006	R64