R16 Tiriac Open 2012

Attila Balazs #450 def. Potito Starace #76

6-3 6-4

Attila Balazs defeated Potito Starace 6-3 6-4 in the 2012 Tiriac Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAttila BalazsPotito Starace
Aces22
Double faults30
First serve %62.0%79.0%
First serve points won %71.0%62.0%
Second serve points won %56.0%55.0%
Break points saved %86.0%25.0%
Break points converted %75.0%14.0%
Service points won %65.0%60.0%
Return points won %40.0%35.0%
Total points won %54.0%46.0%

Player Comparison

FieldAttila BalazsPotito Starace
Country HUN ITA
Birth dateDec 27, 1988Jul 14, 1981
Age2330
Height180 cm188 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)45076
Ranking points (entering)79663
Elo (entering)1,5441,671
Current career W-L16–18147–189
Current career earnings$1,051,664$3,796,316
Pre-match H2H
Attila Balazs #450 0 0 Potito Starace #76

Path

Attila Balazs's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lukas Lacko #646-7(7) 7-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 26, 2012R32
Erik Chvojka #2336-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 24, 2012Q3
Martin Klizan #986-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 23, 2012Q2
Sebastian Kraila 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataApr 23, 2012Q1

Attila Balazs's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Xavier Malisse #674-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 28, 2012QF

Potito Starace's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jeremy Chardy #596-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataApr 26, 2012R32