SF Monte-Carlo Masters 2006

Rafael Nadal #2 def. Gaston Gaudio #8

5-7 6-1 6-1

Rafael Nadal defeated Gaston Gaudio 5-7 6-1 6-1 in the 2006 Monte-Carlo Masters semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 23, 2006*
Tournament: Monte-Carlo Masters
Edition: 2006
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 39m

Match Statistics

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Gaston Gaudio
Aces	0	0
Double faults	1	3
First serve %	65.0%	56.0%
First serve points won %	67.0%	56.0%
Second serve points won %	54.0%	38.0%
Break points saved %	62.0%	65.0%
Break points converted %	35.0%	38.0%
Service points won %	62.0%	48.0%
Return points won %	52.0%	38.0%
Total points won %	57.0%	43.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Gaston Gaudio
Country	ESP	ARG
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Dec 9, 1978
Age	19	27
Height	185 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	One-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	8
Ranking points (entering)	4,135	1,865
Elo (entering)	2,143	1,831
Current career W-L	1,056–228	253–189
Current career earnings	$134,946,100	$6,066,156

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal #2 2 – 3 Gaston Gaudio #8

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Guillermo Coria #9	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 23, 2006	QF
Kristof Vliegen #57	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 22, 2006	R16
Jean-Rene Lisnard #154	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 2006	R32
Arnaud Clement #56	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 19, 2006	R64

Rafael Nadal's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roger Federer #1	6-2 6-7(2) 6-3 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 24, 2006	F

Gaston Gaudio's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tommy Robredo #19	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 23, 2006	QF
Alessio Di Mauro #93	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 22, 2006	R16
Jose Acasuso #35	6-3 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 2006	R32
Tim Henman #63	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 19, 2006	R64