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Rafael Nadal #48 def. Ricardo Mello #56

2-6 6-2 6-4

Match Information

Date	Feb 19, 2005*
Tournament	Costa Do Sauipe
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	Rafael Nadal
Score	2-6 6-2 6-4
Loser	Ricardo Mello
Duration	2h 31m

Stat	Rafael Nadal	Ricardo Mello
Aces	0	3
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	75	67
First serve points won %	59	59
Second serve points won %	55	48
Break points saved %	33	55
Break points converted %	45	67
Service points won %	58	56
Return points won %	44	42
Total points won %	51	49

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Rafael Nadal	Ricardo Mello
Country	ESP	BRA
Birth date	Jun 3, 1986	Dec 21, 1980
Age	18	24
Height	185	175
Handedness	Left-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	48	56
Ranking points (entering)	790	667
Elo (entering)	1,825	1,744
Career W-L	1,045–225	52–87
Career earnings	$134,946,100	$1,484,044

Pre-match H2H

Rafael Nadal 0 – 0 Ricardo Mello

Path

Rafael Nadal's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 19, 2005	QF	Agustin Calleri	6-2 6-7(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 18, 2005	R16	Alex Calatrava	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 17, 2005	R32	Jose Acasuso	7-6(1) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Rafael Nadal's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 20, 2005	F	Alberto Martin	6-0 6-7(2) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Ricardo Mello's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 19, 2005	QF	Santiago Ventura	7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 18, 2005	R16	Martin Vassallo Arguello	6-3 1-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 17, 2005	R32	Albert Montanes	3-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data