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Felix Mantilla #56 def. David Nalbandian #65

7-6(2) 6-4

Match Information

Date	Sep 30, 2001*
Tournament	Palermo
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	F
Winner	Felix Mantilla
Score	7-6(2) 6-4
Loser	David Nalbandian
Duration	1h 49m

Stat	Felix Mantilla	David Nalbandian
Aces	4	2
Double faults	3	3
First serve %	49	61
First serve points won %	68	60
Second serve points won %	46	46
Break points saved %	70	33
Break points converted %	67	30
Service points won %	57	55
Return points won %	45	43
Total points won %	51	49

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Felix Mantilla	David Nalbandian
Country	ESP	ARG
Birth date	Sep 23, 1974	Jan 1, 1982
Age	27	19
Height	180	180
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	56	65
Ranking points (entering)	679	605
Elo (entering)	1,768	1,753
Career W-L	307–218	356–185
Career earnings	$5,332,214	$11,123,125

Pre-match H2H

Felix Mantilla 0 – 2 David Nalbandian

Path

Felix Mantilla's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 29, 2001	SF	Albert Portas	2-6 7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 29, 2001	QF	Mariano Zabaleta	6-0 2-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 28, 2001	R16	Galo Blanco	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 27, 2001	R32	Albert Montanes	3-6 7-6(2) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Felix Mantilla's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

David Nalbandian's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 29, 2001	SF	Tommy Robredo	6-2 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 29, 2001	QF	Albert Costa	6-4 3-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 28, 2001	R16	Fernando Vicente	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Sep 27, 2001	R32	Carlos Moya	6-2 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data