F Palermo 1998

Mariano Puerta #58 def. Franco Squillari #54

6-3 6-2

Mariano Puerta defeated Franco Squillari 6-3 6-2 in the 1998 Palermo final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMariano PuertaFranco Squillari
Aces23
Double faults17
First serve %78.0%48.0%
First serve points won %61.0%48.0%
Second serve points won %45.0%28.0%
Break points saved %57.0%22.0%
Break points converted %78.0%43.0%
Service points won %57.0%38.0%
Return points won %62.0%43.0%
Total points won %60.0%40.0%

Player Comparison

FieldMariano PuertaFranco Squillari
Country ARG ARG
Birth dateSep 19, 1978Aug 22, 1975
Age2023
Height180 cm183 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5854
Ranking points (entering)727788
Elo (entering)1,6841,640
Current career W-L121–116146–160
Current career earnings$1,781,372$2,504,591
Pre-match H2H

Path

Mariano Puerta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Corretja #77-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 1998SF
Fernando Vicente #626-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 1998QF
Francisco Clavet #256-4 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 1998R16
Juan Antonio Marin #797-6(8) 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 1998R32

Mariano Puerta's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Franco Squillari's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Galo Blanco #856-1 2-6 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 1998SF
Mariano Zabaleta #835-7 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 1998QF
Dominik Hrbaty #436-4 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 9, 1998R16
Federico Luzzi 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 8, 1998R32