Mariano Puerta #105 def. Jurgen Melzer #81

6-2 4-6 6-4

Mariano Puerta defeated Jurgen Melzer 6-2 4-6 6-4 in the 2003 Palermo round of 32 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 25, 2003*
Tournament: Palermo
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Clay
Round: R32
Duration: 1h 50m

Match Statistics

Stat	Mariano Puerta	Jurgen Melzer
Aces	3	5
Double faults	4	5
First serve %	51	47
First serve points won %	78	71
Second serve points won %	45	39
Break points saved %	33	50
Break points converted %	50	67
Service points won %	62	54
Return points won %	46	38
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Mariano Puerta	Jurgen Melzer
Country	ARG	AUT
Birth date	Sep 19, 1978	May 22, 1981
Age	25	22
Height	180 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	105	81
Ranking points (entering)	348	457
Elo (entering)	1,528	1,615
Current career W-L	121–116	331–307
Current career earnings	$1,781,372	$10,739,212

Pre-match H2H

Mariano Puerta #105 0 – 0 Jurgen Melzer #81

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.