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Santiago Giraldo #57 def. Potito Starace #49

4-6 7-6(2) 6-1

Match Information

Date	Feb 5, 2011*
Tournament	Santiago
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	Santiago Giraldo
Score	4-6 7-6(2) 6-1
Loser	Potito Starace
Duration	2h 5m

Stat	Santiago Giraldo	Potito Starace
Aces	3	2
Double faults	1	2
First serve %	62	64
First serve points won %	77	58
Second serve points won %	59	61
Break points saved %	67	62
Break points converted %	38	33
Service points won %	70	59
Return points won %	41	30
Total points won %	54	46

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Santiago Giraldo	Potito Starace
Country	COL	ITA
Birth date	Nov 27, 1987	Jul 14, 1981
Age	23	29
Height	188	188
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	57	49
Ranking points (entering)	846	945
Elo (entering)	1,822	1,780
Career W-L	141–185	147–188
Career earnings	$4,541,251	$3,796,316

Pre-match H2H

Santiago Giraldo 0 – 1 Potito Starace

Path

Santiago Giraldo's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 5, 2011	QF	Juan Ignacio Chela	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 4, 2011	R16	Igor Andreev	7-6(7) 4-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 3, 2011	R32	Facundo Bagnis	2-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Santiago Giraldo's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 6, 2011	F	Tommy Robredo	2-6 6-2 6-7(5)	L	H2H	Match data

Potito Starace's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 5, 2011	QF	Horacio Zeballos	6-7(9) 6-3 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 4, 2011	R16	Pablo Andujar	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 3, 2011	R32	Paul Capdeville	3-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data