QF Austrian Open Kitzbühel 2002

Mariano Zabaleta #43 def. Andrei Pavel #18

6-4 5-7 6-2

Mariano Zabaleta defeated Andrei Pavel 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the 2002 Austrian Open Kitzbühel quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 27, 2002*
Tournament: Austrian Open Kitzbühel
Edition: 2002
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 5m

Match Statistics

Stat	Mariano Zabaleta	Andrei Pavel
Aces	0	3
Double faults	1	2
First serve %	62.0%	76.0%
First serve points won %	64.0%	64.0%
Second serve points won %	58.0%	43.0%
Break points saved %	62.0%	44.0%
Break points converted %	56.0%	38.0%
Service points won %	62.0%	59.0%
Return points won %	41.0%	38.0%
Total points won %	52.0%	48.0%
Match Serve+	-0.2	-3.4
Match Return+	+3.4	+0.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

Field	Mariano Zabaleta	Andrei Pavel
Country	ARG	ROU
Birth date	Feb 28, 1978	Jan 27, 1974
Age	24	28
Height	183 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	43	18
Ranking points (entering)	854	1,535
Elo (entering)	1,713	1,827
Current career W-L	201–208	249–252
Current career earnings	$3,204,127	$5,225,028

Pre-match H2H

Mariano Zabaleta #43 0 – 1 Andrei Pavel #18

Path

Mariano Zabaleta's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicolas Lapentti #21	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 26, 2002	R16
Alberto Martin #56	6-7(3) 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 25, 2002	R32

Mariano Zabaleta's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Carlos Ferrero #8	7-6(2) 5-7 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 27, 2002	SF

Andrei Pavel's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Markus Hipfl #99	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 26, 2002	R16
Fernando Meligeni #63	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 25, 2002	R32