Fernando Gonzalez #23 def. Juan Ignacio Chela #26

6-4 6-2

Fernando Gonzalez defeated Juan Ignacio Chela 6-4 6-2 in the 2005 ASB Classic semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 15, 2005*
Tournament: ASB Classic
Edition: 2005
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 8m

Match Statistics

Stat	Fernando Gonzalez	Juan Ignacio Chela
Aces	2	0
Double faults	2	0
First serve %	69	62
First serve points won %	76	45
Second serve points won %	40	52
Break points saved %	0	38
Break points converted %	62	100
Service points won %	65	48
Return points won %	52	35
Total points won %	58	42

Player Comparison

Field	Fernando Gonzalez	Juan Ignacio Chela
Country	CHI	ARG
Birth date	Jul 29, 1980	Aug 30, 1979
Age	24	25
Height	183 cm	190 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	23	26
Ranking points (entering)	1,235	1,170
Elo (entering)	1,808	1,780
Current career W-L	340–194	307–270
Current career earnings	$8,862,276	$6,572,494

Pre-match H2H

Fernando Gonzalez #23 1 – 3 Juan Ignacio Chela #26

Path

Fernando Gonzalez's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Robby Ginepri #62	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 2005	QF
Mariano Zabaleta #54	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 14, 2005	R16
James Blake #96	7-6(4) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 13, 2005	R32

Fernando Gonzalez's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Olivier Rochus #58	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2005	F

Juan Ignacio Chela's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Potito Starace #73	6-1 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 2005	QF
Ricardo Mello #61	6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 14, 2005	R16
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #108	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 13, 2005	R32