SF Austrian Open Kitzbühel 2001

Nicolas Lapentti #36 def. Galo Blanco #58

6-2 6-4

Nicolas Lapentti defeated Galo Blanco 6-2 6-4 in the 2001 Austrian Open Kitzbühel semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 28, 2001*
Tournament: Austrian Open Kitzbühel
Edition: 2001
Category: ATP International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 19m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Lapentti	Galo Blanco
Aces	5	4
Double faults	1	2
First serve %	63.0%	48.0%
First serve points won %	88.0%	82.0%
Second serve points won %	45.0%	38.0%
Break points saved %	100.0%	40.0%
Break points converted %	60.0%	0.0%
Service points won %	72.0%	59.0%
Return points won %	41.0%	28.0%
Total points won %	58.0%	42.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Lapentti	Galo Blanco
Country	ECU	ESP
Birth date	Aug 13, 1976	Oct 8, 1976
Age	24	24
Height	188 cm	173 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	36	58
Ranking points (entering)	995	675
Elo (entering)	1,807	1,748
Current career W-L	282–283	122–175
Current career earnings	$6,315,143	$1,832,691

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Lapentti #36 2 – 1 Galo Blanco #58

Path

Nicolas Lapentti's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Juan Carlos Ferrero #4	7-6(6) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 28, 2001	QF
Gaston Gaudio #63	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 27, 2001	R16
Jacobo Diaz #74	6-0 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 26, 2001	R32

Nicolas Lapentti's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Albert Costa #65	1-6 6-4 7-5 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 29, 2001	F

Galo Blanco's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andrei Pavel #45	5-7 6-4 5-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 28, 2001	QF
Franco Squillari #39	3-6 7-6(3) 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 27, 2001	R16
Fernando Vicente #55	6-7(5) 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 26, 2001	R32
Andrew Ilie #82	7-6(7) 7-6(8)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 25, 2001	R64