R128 Roland Garros 2002

Mariano Puerta #199 def. Kristian Pless #71

6-3 1-6 7-6(5) 5-7 6-3

Mariano Puerta defeated Kristian Pless 6-3 1-6 7-6(5) 5-7 6-3 in the 2002 Roland Garros round of 128 on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 29, 2002*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 2002
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: R128
Duration: 2h 59m

Match Statistics

Stat	Mariano Puerta	Kristian Pless
Aces	12	20
Double faults	6	6
First serve %	66.0%	56.0%
First serve points won %	68.0%	70.0%
Second serve points won %	45.0%	48.0%
Break points saved %	40.0%	50.0%
Break points converted %	50.0%	60.0%
Service points won %	60.0%	60.0%
Return points won %	40.0%	40.0%
Total points won %	50.0%	50.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Mariano Puerta	Kristian Pless
Country	ARG	DEN
Birth date	Sep 19, 1978	Feb 9, 1981
Age	23	21
Height	180 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	199	71
Ranking points (entering)	188	550
Elo (entering)	1,613	1,613
Current career W-L	121–116	44–82
Current career earnings	$1,781,372	$1,127,884

Pre-match H2H

Mariano Puerta #199 0 – 0 Kristian Pless #71

Path

Mariano Puerta's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
German Puentes #234	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 28, 2002	Q3
Alex Kim	6-2 7-5	W	—	Match data	May 28, 2002	Q2
Razvan Sabau #597	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 27, 2002	Q1

Mariano Puerta's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Hicham Arazi #45	2-6 1-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 31, 2002	R64

Kristian Pless's path

No prior matches in this tournament.