Jeff Tarango #79 def. Albert Portas #87

7-6(8) 6-0

Jeff Tarango defeated Albert Portas 7-6(8) 6-0 in the 1999 Croatia Open Umag semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 31, 1999*
Tournament: Croatia Open Umag
Edition: 1999
Category: ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 24m

Match Statistics

Stat	Jeff Tarango	Albert Portas
Aces	2	6
Double faults	2	5
First serve %	60	55
First serve points won %	65	45
Second serve points won %	42	36
Break points saved %	67	42
Break points converted %	58	33
Service points won %	56	41
Return points won %	59	44
Total points won %	57	43

Player Comparison

Field	Jeff Tarango	Albert Portas
Country	USA	ESP
Birth date	Nov 20, 1968	Nov 15, 1973
Age	30	25
Height	180 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	79	87
Ranking points (entering)	603	568
Elo (entering)	1,629	1,617
Current career W-L	240–294	142–198
Current career earnings	$3,730,289	$2,972,633

Pre-match H2H

Jeff Tarango #79 0 – 0 Albert Portas #87

Path

Jeff Tarango's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Francisco Clavet #23	7-5 5-7 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 31, 1999	QF
Juan Antonio Marin #68	7-6(3) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 30, 1999	R16
Tomas Zib #110	3-6 6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 29, 1999	R32

Jeff Tarango's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Magnus Norman #30	2-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Aug 1, 1999	F

Albert Portas's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Agustin Calleri #140	7-5 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 31, 1999	QF
Felix Mantilla #16	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 30, 1999	R16
Alberto Berasategui #88	6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 29, 1999	R32