QF Stuttgart Open 2001

Jiri Novak #33 def. Gaston Gaudio #42

7-5 6-7(5) 7-5

Jiri Novak defeated Gaston Gaudio 7-5 6-7(5) 7-5 in the 2001 Stuttgart Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 21, 2001*
Tournament: Stuttgart Open
Edition: 2001
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 40m

Match Statistics

Stat	Jiri Novak	Gaston Gaudio
Aces	7	2
Double faults	3	3
First serve %	60.0%	64.0%
First serve points won %	70.0%	67.0%
Second serve points won %	60.0%	50.0%
Break points saved %	86.0%	50.0%
Break points converted %	50.0%	14.0%
Service points won %	66.0%	61.0%
Return points won %	39.0%	34.0%
Total points won %	52.0%	48.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Jiri Novak	Gaston Gaudio
Country	CZE	ARG
Birth date	Mar 22, 1975	Dec 9, 1978
Age	26	22
Height	190 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	33	42
Ranking points (entering)	1,041	810
Elo (entering)	1,844	1,695
Current career W-L	319–253	253–189
Current career earnings	$7,618,613	$6,066,156

Pre-match H2H

Jiri Novak #33 0 – 1 Gaston Gaudio #42

Path

Jiri Novak's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Julien Boutter #65	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 20, 2001	R16
Galo Blanco #59	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 19, 2001	R32

Jiri Novak's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gustavo Kuerten #1	6-4 6-7(5) 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Jul 21, 2001	SF

Gaston Gaudio's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dominik Hrbaty #19	1-6 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 20, 2001	R16
Marc Rosset #98	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 19, 2001	R32