Albert Montanes #60 def. Mariano Zabaleta #67

6-4 4-6 6-3

Albert Montanes defeated Mariano Zabaleta 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the 2002 Mexican Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 2, 2002*
Tournament: Mexican Open
Edition: 2002
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 9m

Match Statistics

Stat	Albert Montanes	Mariano Zabaleta
Aces	5	8
Double faults	0	5
First serve %	63	57
First serve points won %	77	74
Second serve points won %	64	45
Break points saved %	75	75
Break points converted %	25	25
Service points won %	72	61
Return points won %	39	28
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Albert Montanes	Mariano Zabaleta
Country	ESP	ARG
Birth date	Nov 26, 1980	Feb 28, 1978
Age	21	24
Height	175 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	60	67
Ranking points (entering)	622	559
Elo (entering)	1,670	1,748
Current career W-L	257–287	201–208
Current career earnings	$5,866,340	$3,204,127

Pre-match H2H

Albert Montanes #60 0 – 0 Mariano Zabaleta #67

Path

Albert Montanes's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Felix Mantilla #35	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 2002	R16
Hugo Armando #122	6-4 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 2002	R32

Albert Montanes's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Carlos Moya #32	6-7(2) 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Mar 2, 2002	SF

Mariano Zabaleta's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Magnus Norman #84	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 1, 2002	R16
Nicolas Lapentti #19	4-6 7-6(5) 3-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Feb 28, 2002	R32