SF Mexican Open 2003

Mariano Zabaleta #44 def. Gustavo Kuerten #28

7-6(4) 6-7(3) 7-5

Mariano Zabaleta defeated Gustavo Kuerten 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 7-5 in the 2003 Mexican Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMariano ZabaletaGustavo Kuerten
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
010
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
12
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.6%59.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.1%72.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
60.9%45.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
42.9%58.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.8%61.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
41.7%57.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.5%34.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.9%48.1%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+3.3-0.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+0.9-3.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMariano ZabaletaGustavo Kuerten
Country ARG BRA
Birth dateFeb 28, 1978Sep 10, 1976
Age2526
Height183 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4428
Ranking points (entering)7611,160
Elo (entering)1,7101,910
Current career W-L201–208339–184
Current career earnings$3,204,127$14,807,000
Pre-match H2H

Path

Mariano Zabaleta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ivan Miranda #1417-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 2003QF
David Nalbandian #96-7(5) 6-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2003R16
Filippo Volandri #1506-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2003R32

Mariano Zabaleta's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Agustin Calleri #615-7 6-3 3-6LH2HMatch dataMar 2, 2003F

Gustavo Kuerten's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fernando Gonzalez #226-4 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMar 1, 2003QF
David Ferrer #495-7 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2003R16
Nicolas Coutelot #1716-7(2) 7-6(10) 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 27, 2003R32