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Juan Ignacio Chela

ARG Age 47 190 cm / 6'3" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand ATP Tour years active: 1999–2012

Juan Ignacio Chela represented Argentina on the ATP Tour and reached a career high of No. 15. TennisDB's records show a singles record of 307–270 and 6 singles titles.

Peak singles rank
15 (Aug 9, 2004)
Elo peak
1909 (83rd percentile)
Singles record
307–270 (53.2%)
Singles titles
6
Prize money
$6,572,494

Records cover recorded main-draw singles results in TennisDB's ATP event archive, including credited walkovers; qualifying is shown separately below.

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ATP Matches full match log →

Juan Ignacio Chela's recent, live, and scheduled ATP matches
OpponentScoreResultH2HMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Martin Klizan #62 5-7 6-3 6-7(6) 6-1 9-11 L H2H Match data Jun 27, 2012* R128 Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass
Marcos Baghdatis #42 3-6 3-6 1-6 L H2H Match data May 29, 2012* R128 Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay
Radek Stepanek #25 6-2 0-6 3-6 L H2H Match data May 15, 2012* R64 Italian Open Masters 1000 Clay
Alejandro Falla #56 3-6 6-2 2-6 L H2H Match data May 8, 2012* R64 Madrid Open Masters 1000 Clay
Alexandr Dolgopolov #21 2-6 2-6 L H2H Match data Apr 17, 2012* R64 Monte-Carlo Masters Masters 1000 Clay

Rivals all rivalries →

Juan Ignacio Chela's most-played ATP rivals
OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Agustin Calleri 4 7 11 Feb 29, 2008 H2H
Tim Henman 5 4 9 Aug 15, 2007 H2H
Fernando Verdasco 3 5 8 Mar 1, 2012 H2H
Andy Murray 1 7 8 Jun 2, 2011 H2H
Lleyton Hewitt 3 5 8 Apr 10, 2010 H2H

Singles Titles (6)

Juan Ignacio Chela singles titles by season and category
SeasonAgeSingles titlesGS Masters 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 500 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP 250 including documented historical predecessor categories ATP FinalsTournaments
200020 1 — — 1 — — Mexican Open
200222 1 — — — 1 — Dutch Open
200424 1 — — — 1 — Estoril Open
200727 1 — — 1 — — Mexican Open
201030 2 — — — 2 — Tiriac Open, U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship
Total 6 — — 2 4 —

Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Olympic Singles Results (2)

Juan Ignacio Chela Olympic singles results
EditionEventResultWLLast MatchH2HMatch Data
2000 Sydney Olympics Second Round 1 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov #8 def. Juan Ignacio Chela #57 7-6(4) 6-4 H2H Match data
2004 Athens Olympics First Round 0 1 Max Mirnyi #67 def. Juan Ignacio Chela #16 3-6 7-6(0) 6-4 H2H Match data

Career Results

Juan Ignacio Chela career results by season
SeasonAgeTypeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
199919ATP0330.0%208124
200020ATP14163046.7%12663
200121ATP10102050.0%6370
200222ATP44277162.0%6723
200323ATP35276256.5%2338
200424ATP33265955.9%3826
200525ATP28265451.9%2639
200626ATP27265350.9%3933
200727ATP39236262.9%3320
200828ATP11122347.8%20140
200929Qualifying Q707100.0%——
200929ATP9142339.1%13973
201030Qualifying Q707100.0%——
201030ATP28245253.9%7338
201131ATP24244850.0%3829
201232ATP5121729.4%29176
Career—30727057753.2%——

Career Results by Surface

Juan Ignacio Chela career results by season and surface
SeasonAgeType HardClayGrassCarpetTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199919ATP 0110.0%0220.0%———————— 0330.0%
200020ATP 16714.3%1382161.9%0220.0%———— 14163046.7%
200121ATP 25728.6%851361.5%———————— 10102050.0%
200222ATP 24143863.2%20113164.5%0110.0%0110.0% 44277162.0%
200323ATP 20143458.8%14102458.3%11250.0%0220.0% 35276256.5%
200424ATP 12122450.0%20113164.5%11250.0%0220.0% 33265955.9%
200525ATP 20143458.8%8111942.1%————0110.0% 28265451.9%
200626ATP 10112147.6%15122755.6%0110.0%22450.0% 27265350.9%
200727ATP 17112860.7%21103167.7%12333.3%———— 39236262.9%
200828ATP 24633.3%981752.9%———————— 11122347.8%
200929Qualifying Q ————707100.0%———————— 707100.0%
200929ATP 13425.0%8111942.1%———————— 9142339.1%
201030Qualifying Q 303100.0%404100.0%———————— 707100.0%
201030ATP 7111838.9%21123363.6%0110.0%———— 28245253.8%
201131ATP 4101428.6%19133259.4%11250.0%———— 24244850.0%
201232ATP 24633.3%371030.0%0110.0%———— 5121729.4%
Career——12212024250.4%17913131057.7%4111526.7%281020.0%30727057753.2%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

Juan Ignacio Chela career results by season and opponent rank
SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
199919 00——00——00——0330.0% 0330.0%
200020 32560.0%23540.0%4101428.6%31475.0% 12162842.9%
200121 11250.0%0220.0%461040.0%41580.0% 9101947.4%
200222 281020.0%921181.8%23143762.2%931275.0% 43277061.4%
200323 36933.3%781546.7%13102356.5%1231580.0% 35276256.5%
200424 17812.5%35837.5%18102864.3%1141573.3% 33265955.9%
200525 25728.6%26825.0%17133056.7%72977.8% 28265451.9%
200626 24633.3%16714.3%17133056.7%731070.0% 27265350.9%
200727 15616.7%561145.5%26103672.2%72977.8% 39236262.9%
200828 0330.0%13425.0%651154.5%41580.0% 11122347.8%
200929 0220.0%0330.0%791643.8%202100.0% 9142339.1%
201030 14520.0%3101323.1%1692564.0%81988.9% 28245253.8%
201131 0220.0%36933.3%10122245.5%1131478.6% 24234751.1%
201232 0110.0%0330.0%27922.2%31475.0% 5121729.4%
Career 16506624.2%36639936.4%16312829156.0%882811675.9% 30326957253.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 572/577 (99.1%) of Juan Ignacio Chela's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

Juan Ignacio Chela performance statistics by season
SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
200323 58/62 4.0 4.4 58.8% 69.7% 47.9% 54.8% 45.2% 60.5% 40.8%
200424 58/59 2.8 2.4 65.3% 66.8% 49.9% 53.6% 46.0% 60.9% 42.5%
200525 54/54 3.1 2.5 62.6% 68.2% 50.1% 56.5% 43.2% 61.3% 39.8%
200626 53/53 2.6 1.9 60.4% 69.2% 52.7% 63.5% 44.0% 62.5% 39.4%
200727 62/62 2.8 3.4 58.0% 69.7% 51.5% 54.4% 43.9% 62.2% 40.8%
200828 23/23 1.6 4.0 58.1% 62.8% 49.0% 56.5% 48.6% 56.9% 38.6%
200929 23/23 1.8 3.1 61.8% 66.1% 45.1% 61.1% 39.4% 58.1% 40.6%
201030 51/52 1.9 2.0 61.6% 65.8% 53.2% 54.6% 51.9% 60.9% 42.5%
201131 48/48 1.9 2.4 65.4% 65.6% 50.5% 58.7% 47.1% 60.3% 41.6%
201232 17/17 2.1 2.4 65.3% 61.8% 49.9% 56.0% 40.5% 57.6% 39.1%
Career 447/577 2.6 2.8 61.6% 67.4% 50.4% 56.7% 45.4% 60.7% 40.8%

Detailed serve and return statistics available for 447/577 (77.5%) of Juan Ignacio Chela's ATP main draw matches.

Advanced Stats

Juan Ignacio Chela advanced statistics by season
Season Age Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1999 19 1464 96.2 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.28 0–1 — — +0.19
2000 20 1559 133.5 — — — — -63 +120 — 44.9% -0.28 7–4 (64%) 6–7 (46%) 105.5 -0.31
2001 21 1602 129.7 — — — — -95 +120 — 56.9% +0.49 2–6 (25%) 3–5 (38%) 94.4 +1.29
2002 22 1783 151.5 — — — — -32 +59 — 56.5% +0.48 18–8 (69%) 18–14 (56%) 109.2 -1.32
2003 23 1762 142.3 -1.02 +3.12 1.035 50.6% -22 +63 — 54.2% +0.28 11–8 (58%) 14–7 (67%) 104.3 -0.30
2004 24 1718 148.1 -1.13 +4.91 1.089 51.6% -9 +123 — 53.9% +0.42 11–10 (52%) 5–11 (31%) 95.4 -1.39
2005 25 1690 142.8 -0.78 +2.25 1.029 50.3% +65 +16 — 51.9% +0.01 7–8 (47%) 12–10 (55%) 100.7 +0.41
2006 26 1723 142.8 +0.65 +1.91 1.053 50.9% +36 +10 — 50.4% -0.03 6–11 (35%) 6–11 (35%) 91.5 -0.31
2007 27 1796 148.8 -0.41 +3.45 1.078 51.3% +38 +27 -340 56.3% +0.40 15–5 (75%) 8–10 (44%) 107.2 +2.42
2008 28 1738 127.4 -3.84 +1.12 0.895 47.8% +27 +71 — 41.1% -0.75 6–2 (75%) 2–5 (29%) 100.1 +0.48
2009 29 1732 139.8 -3.44 +1.91 0.970 49.2% -13 +55 — 43.1% -0.12 5–6 (45%) 1–2 (33%) 97.2 -0.53
2010 30 1838 147.5 -1.66 +4.86 1.088 51.7% -116 +93 — 51.2% +0.38 9–7 (56%) 8–12 (40%) 98.7 -0.78
2011 31 1738 144.8 -2.16 +3.38 1.047 50.9% -88 +162 — 50.0% +0.18 9–10 (47%) 5–7 (42%) 95.7 +2.14
2012 32 1634 126.2 -2.43 +0.71 0.923 48.4% +23 +118 — 42.9% -0.67 1–8 (11%) 4–2 (67%) 92.8 +1.58
Career 1909 149.6 -1.24 +3.12 1.040 50.7% -9 +79 -340 51.6% +0.16 107–94 (53%) 92–103 (47%) 98.2 +0.62

Tournament Results by Category

Grand Slams

Juan Ignacio Chela Grand Slams results by season
SeasonAge AORGWUSO W-L
Win %
200020 —R64R128R128 1–3 (25%)
200121 R32——— 2–1 (67%)
200222 R64R128R128R16 4–4 (50%)
200323 R64R32R64R32 6–4 (60%)
200424 R64QFR64R128 6–4 (60%)
200525 R32R64—R128 3–3 (50%)
200626 R16R128R128R128 3–4 (43%)
200727 R32R64R64QF 8–4 (67%)
200828 R128R64—— 1–2 (33%)
200929 —R128—R64 1–2 (33%)
201030 R128R64R128R64 2–4 (33%)
201131 R128QFR64R32 7–4 (64%)
201232 R32R128R128— 2–3 (40%)
W-L 14–11
(56%)		15–12
(56%)		4–9
(31%)		13–10
(57%)		 46–42
(52%)

Masters 1000

Juan Ignacio Chela Masters 1000 results by season
SeasonAge CANCINHAMIWMADMCMIAPARITA W-L
Win %
200020 R64R64———R16——R64 2–4 (33%)
200121 ———R64——R128—— 0–2 (0%)
200222 R64R64R16R16R64R16QFR64R32 11–9 (55%)
200323 R32R16R64R32QFQFR32R64R32 12–9 (57%)
200424 R16R16R64QFR32R16R32R64R64 10–9 (53%)
200525 R64R16QFR32R32R64R32—R32 9–8 (53%)
200626 R64R16R64R64R32R32R16R32R64 7–9 (44%)
200727 R64R32R32QFR32R32QFR32QF 12–9 (57%)
200828 ——R32R32—R64R64—R64 2–5 (29%)
200929 ———R128R64R32R128—R64 3–5 (38%)
201030 R32——R128R32—R64R64R64 7–6 (54%)
201131 R64R64—R32R64R64R64—R16 3–7 (30%)
201232 ———R64R64R64R64—R64 0–5 (0%)
W-L 4–9
(31%)		9–8
(53%)		7–7
(50%)		12–12
(50%)		10–10
(50%)		12–11
(52%)		13–12
(52%)		1–6
(14%)		10–12
(45%)		 78–87
(47%)

ATP 500

Juan Ignacio Chela ATP 500 results by season
SeasonAge MEXBARHAMAUSNAPSTUTKYVIEWASSTUMEXVAL W-L
Win %
199919 ———R64————R64——— 0–2 (0%)
200020 ————R64—————W— 5–1 (83%)
200222 SFR32—QF——R16————— 7–4 (64%)
200323 R32R32—QF———R16———— 4–4 (50%)
200424 SFR32———R16—R32———— 4–4 (50%)
200525 R32R32—————————— 1–2 (33%)
200626 F——F—R32—R32———— 8–4 (67%)
200727 WR16—R16———QF—SF—— 12–4 (75%)
200828 R16QF—————————— 4–2 (67%)
200929 R16R32R64————————— 2–3 (40%)
201030 R16R32R32————————R16 4–4 (50%)
201131 R32R64R32————————R32 0–4 (0%)
201232 R16——————————— 1–1 (50%)
W-L 19–10
(66%)		9–9
(50%)		1–3
(25%)		9–5
(64%)		0–1
(0%)		1–2
(33%)		1–1
(50%)		3–4
(43%)		0–1
(0%)		3–1
(75%)		5–0
(100%)		1–2
(33%)		 52–39
(57%)

ATP 250

Juan Ignacio Chela ATP 250 results by season
SeasonAge ADEASBSWEBASBRIBUCBUECHNDOHESTGSTLIBHKGAUSMALMETMUNSTGSTOUMAVIEWASASBBOGSTUCOSDUTLONLOSMOSNEWEASPALPOESANSCOSOPSYDU.SSTG W-L
Win %
199919 ——————————————————————————————————R32————— 0–1 (0%)
200020 ——R32——————R16————QF——R16—————R16———R64———R32———————— 5–7 (42%)
200121 —R32———R16R16————————————————F——QF————————R32———R32 8–7 (53%)
200222 R16—————SF———R32—QF———R16—R32———————WF———————QF—F—R32 22–10 (69%)
200323 ——————QFSF——QF———————R16——————R16R16QF—R32—————R32—R16—— 13–10 (57%)
200424 ——QFR32——R16—R16W———————————————QF—QF—————————R32—R32 13–8 (62%)
200525 SFSF—R32—R32R32——R32—————R32——R32——R16———R16——SF—QF—R16——————— 15–13 (54%)
200626 R32—R32R16——R16——————————————————QF————QF——R16——QFR32—— 9–9 (50%)
200727 ———R32——RR————R32——————————QF——SF——————————R32——— 7–6 (54%)
200828 ——————SF——————————R32————R16————————————————— 4–3 (57%)
200929 ——————R16——————QF———QF—R32———————————————————— 10–4 (71%)
201030 ————R32WR16——R32———————R16—SFQF———R16R16————R16——————R32W— 22–10 (69%)
201131 —————SFF——————SF———QFR16R16R32————SF———————————R16—— 14–9 (61%)
201232 ——————R32——————————SF————R16————————————————— 2–3 (40%)
W-L 4–3
(57%)		3–2
(60%)		2–3
(40%)		1–4
(20%)		0–1
(0%)		7–3
(70%)		19–12
(61%)		3–1
(75%)		1–1
(50%)		6–3
(67%)		2–2
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		2–1
(67%)		7–2
(78%)		2–1
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		8–6
(57%)		1–4
(20%)		5–3
(62%)		2–2
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		3–3
(50%)		5–2
(71%)		1–1
(50%)		13–7
(65%)		8–2
(80%)		8–4
(67%)		3–1
(75%)		0–1
(0%)		6–3
(67%)		0–1
(0%)		1–1
(50%)		1–1
(50%)		0–1
(0%)		2–3
(40%)		2–2
(50%)		9–6
(60%)		5–0
(100%)		0–3
(0%)		 144–100
(59%)

Results show the best round reached per tournament and season.

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
15
Career-high date
Aug 9, 2004
First Top 100
Feb 28, 2000
First Top 50
Feb 5, 2001
First Top 20
Apr 26, 2004
First Top 10
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Ranking History Matrix

Juan Ignacio Chela ranking history by month and season
SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
199818585580590586561532521423399291204206
199919210200152142141124124126128120131124
2000201297480665654575657616263
200121607376256371530288155103747170
200222554637262322252423242323
200323252433343534374144373838
200424404127202318171722262626
200525222230453244475050414039
200626454533293848343735333333
200727403525232120202216172020
2008282524313742456164121143143140
200929147162169151183199165137110927373
201030768384555451565139413938
201131393128413420212429282929
20123225333230448388117169174177176
201333233350515591771967——————

Similar Players

Other ATP players with comparable peak level, era, career record, and career scale.

Juan Ignacio Chela's most statistically similar ATP players
Player Country Peak ranking Peak Elo M W L Win % Prize money Titles GS M1000 Years Rivalries Match log
Agustin Calleri ARG #16 1,901 385 201 184 52.2% $3,753,387 2 0 0 1999–2009 Rivalries Match log
Robby Ginepri USA #15 1,927 380 185 195 48.7% $3,897,123 3 0 0 2001–2014 Rivalries Match log
Younes El Aynaoui MAR #14 1,923 465 244 221 52.5% $4,044,667 5 0 0 1990–2010 Rivalries Match log
Ivo Karlovic CRO #14 1,999 698 363 335 52.0% $10,160,232 8 0 0 2001–2021 Rivalries Match log
Philipp Kohlschreiber GER #16 2,047 824 449 375 54.5% $13,758,395 8 0 0 2002–2022 Rivalries Match log
Fabrice Santoro FRA #17 1,890 897 462 435 51.5% $10,013,832 6 0 0 1989–2010 Rivalries Match log
Xavier Malisse BEL #19 1,894 548 282 266 51.5% $5,702,871 3 0 0 1998–2013 Rivalries Match log
Dominik Hrbaty SVK #12 1,941 627 328 299 52.3% $7,070,095 6 0 0 1996–2010 Rivalries Match log
Jarkko Nieminen FIN #13 1,920 702 363 339 51.7% $7,743,345 2 0 0 2000–2015 Rivalries Match log
Jose Acasuso ARG #20 1,830 359 181 178 50.4% $3,642,422 3 0 0 2001–2011 Rivalries Match log
Igor Andreev RUS #18 1,929 439 223 216 50.8% $4,510,376 3 0 0 2003–2013 Rivalries Match log
Jan-Michael Gambill USA #14 1,949 392 201 191 51.3% $3,612,893 3 0 0 1995–2007 Rivalries Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Juan Ignacio Chela?
Juan Ignacio Chela is 47 years old, born on August 30, 1979.
Which country does Juan Ignacio Chela represent?
Juan Ignacio Chela represents Argentina in TennisDB's ATP records.
How tall is Juan Ignacio Chela?
Juan Ignacio Chela is 190 cm / 6'3".
Does Juan Ignacio Chela use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Juan Ignacio Chela uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Juan Ignacio Chela left-handed or right-handed?
Juan Ignacio Chela plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slam singles titles has Juan Ignacio Chela won?
Juan Ignacio Chela has not won a Grand Slam singles title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Juan Ignacio Chela won?
TennisDB does not group any of Juan Ignacio Chela's titles under the modern Masters 1000 category.
How many ATP titles has Juan Ignacio Chela won?
Juan Ignacio Chela has won 6 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent was U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship in 2010.
What is Juan Ignacio Chela's highest ATP ranking?
Juan Ignacio Chela's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 15, first achieved on August 9, 2004.
What is Juan Ignacio Chela's career win-loss record?
Juan Ignacio Chela has a career ATP singles record of 307 wins and 270 losses (53.2%).
How much career prize money has Juan Ignacio Chela earned?
Juan Ignacio Chela has earned at least $6,572,494 in career prize money from professional tennis.
What turned-professional year does TennisDB record for Juan Ignacio Chela?
TennisDB records 1998 as Juan Ignacio Chela's turned-professional year.
Which seasons of Juan Ignacio Chela's career appear in TennisDB?
Juan Ignacio Chela appears in TennisDB's ATP main-tour match records from 1999 through 2012.
On which surface does Juan Ignacio Chela have the highest recorded win rate?
Among surfaces with at least 20 recorded matches, Juan Ignacio Chela's highest ATP main-draw win rate is on clay: 57.7% (179–131).
Who has Juan Ignacio Chela faced most often?
Juan Ignacio Chela's most frequent opponent is Agustin Calleri, with a head-to-head record of 4–7 across 11 meetings.