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J. Balcells #112 def. Mariano Puerta #18

6-4 6-4

Match Information

Date	Sep 15, 2000*
Tournament	Bucharest
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	R16
Winner	J. Balcells
Score	6-4 6-4
Loser	Mariano Puerta
Duration	1h 15m

Stat	J. Balcells	Mariano Puerta
Aces	8	2
Double faults	4	0
First serve %	77	66
First serve points won %	78	60
Second serve points won %	58	50
Break points saved %	50	25
Break points converted %	75	50
Service points won %	73	57
Return points won %	43	27
Total points won %	56	44

Pre-match Comparison

Field	J. Balcells	Mariano Puerta
Country	ESP	ARG
Birth date	—	Sep 19, 1978
Age	—	21
Height	190	180
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	112	18
Ranking points (entering)	361	1,275
Elo (entering)	1,585	1,805
Career W-L	38–46	121–116
Career earnings	$815,801	$1,781,372

Pre-match H2H

J. Balcells 0 – 0 Mariano Puerta

Path

J. Balcells's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 14, 2000	R32	A. Simoni	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

J. Balcells's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 16, 2000	QF	Albert Portas	7-5 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Mariano Puerta's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Sep 14, 2000	R32	Razvan Sabau	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data