Gaston Gaudio #39 def. Albert Montanes #82

6-3 6-4

Gaston Gaudio defeated Albert Montanes 6-3 6-4 in the 2004 Barcelona Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 1, 2004*
Tournament: Barcelona Open
Edition: 2004
Category: International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 1h 23m

Match Statistics

Stat	Gaston Gaudio	Albert Montanes
Aces	2	1
Double faults	2	3
First serve %	67	63
First serve points won %	66	53
Second serve points won %	58	38
Break points saved %	71	17
Break points converted %	83	29
Service points won %	63	47
Return points won %	53	37
Total points won %	58	42

Player Comparison

Field	Gaston Gaudio	Albert Montanes
Country	ARG	ESP
Birth date	Dec 9, 1978	Nov 26, 1980
Age	25	23
Height	175 cm	175 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	39	82
Ranking points (entering)	900	489
Elo (entering)	1,767	1,677
Current career W-L	253–189	257–287
Current career earnings	$6,066,156	$5,866,340

Pre-match H2H

Gaston Gaudio #39 1 – 0 Albert Montanes #82

Path

Gaston Gaudio's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gustavo Kuerten #23	3-6 7-6(5) 2-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	May 1, 2004	QF
Carlos Moya #9	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 30, 2004	R16
Alexander Popp #84	6-0 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 29, 2004	R32
Raemon Sluiter #78	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 28, 2004	R64

Gaston Gaudio's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tommy Robredo #26	3-6 6-4 2-6 6-3 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 2, 2004	F

Albert Montanes's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Agustin Calleri #21	4-6 7-6(3) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 1, 2004	QF
Alberto Martin #56	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 30, 2004	R16
Nicolas Almagro #142	3-6 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 29, 2004	R32
Albert Costa #40	6-4 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 28, 2004	R64