H2H data updated: 2026-09-03 00:00 UTC

Mariano Puerta vs Ion Moldovan H2H: 0-1

Ion Moldovan holds a 1–0 lead over Mariano Puerta in their ATP head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Ion Moldovan leads 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Ion Moldovan won the 1998 Tiriac Open round of 32 6-4 6-4.

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Mariano Puerta
ARG Age 47 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
0 – 1
1 main draw meetings
Ion Moldovan
ROU Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Ion Moldovan #331 6-4 6-4 Mariano Puerta #61 Match data Sep 17, 1998* R32 Tiriac Open ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Mariano Puerta #1,009 #9 1,834 1,893 121 116 51.1% 0 0 0 0 3 3
Ion Moldovan #1,571 #111 413 1,538 4 11 26.7% 0 0 0 0 0 0

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Mariano Puerta Ion Moldovan
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
1997 2–1 66.7% — 1,531 0 0 1996 2–1 66.7% #176 1,532 0 0
1998 21–12 63.6% #39 1,706 0 1 1997 0–2 0.0% #163 1,512 0 0
1999 14–26 35.0% #101 1,616 0 1 1998 1–3 25.0% #296 1,506 0 0
2000 39–21 65.0% #21 1,725 0 2 2000 0–1 0.0% #302 1,499 0 0
2001 1–12 7.7% #254 1,573 0 2 2001 0–2 0.0% #507 1,453 0 0
2002 2–4 33.3% #116 1,597 0 2 2002 0–1 0.0% #674 1,442 0 0
2003 5–14 26.3% #118 1,522 0 2 2003 1–1 50.0% #354 1,459 0 0
2004 0–1 0.0% #133 1,509 0 2 — — — — — — —
2005 37–25 59.7% #56 1,695 0 3 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Mariano Puerta Ion Moldovan
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
1997 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1996 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — —
1998 0 2 2 0.0% 21 9 30 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1997 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
1999 6 10 16 37.5% 8 16 24 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1998 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
2000 1 6 7 14.3% 37 13 50 74.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2000 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
2001 0 1 1 0.0% 1 10 11 9.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2001 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
2002 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2002 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
2003 0 4 4 0.0% 5 9 14 35.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2003 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
2004 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2005 6 5 11 54.5% 28 13 41 68.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 13 28 41 31.7% 104 76 180 57.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 4 8 12 33.3% Career — — — — 4 10 14 28.6% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%

Performance Progression by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 197/237 of Mariano Puerta's and 14/15 of Ion Moldovan's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Mariano Puerta Ion Moldovan
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
1997 1/3 5.0 2.0 64.3% 80.6% 65.0% 100.0% 50.0% 75.0% 34.6% 1996 3/3 1.7 1.3 64.0% 60.5% 52.6% 49.2% 45.7% 57.7% 42.9%
1998 26/33 2.6 1.7 64.8% 68.2% 52.0% 52.1% 50.0% 62.6% 38.6% 1997 2/2 0.5 1.5 70.9% 61.8% 51.8% 50.0% 16.7% 58.4% 29.5%
1999 30/40 3.7 2.0 63.4% 64.7% 50.2% 57.7% 51.1% 59.4% 35.8% 1998 3/4 1.3 1.0 73.0% 63.2% 64.6% 69.7% 21.0% 64.6% 33.6%
2000 45/60 3.1 1.4 67.7% 69.7% 54.5% 64.2% 46.4% 65.0% 38.4% 2000 1/1 1.0 3.0 70.7% 60.0% 44.4% 71.4% 20.0% 55.4% 38.2%
2001 10/13 3.2 3.2 58.8% 63.9% 43.5% 54.6% 36.5% 55.8% 31.8% 2001 2/2 3.5 1.5 68.7% 61.9% 38.2% 55.6% 52.8% 54.4% 36.7%
2002 4/6 3.8 3.8 61.3% 61.7% 43.6% 43.6% 38.2% 54.4% 37.9% 2002 1/1 2.0 3.0 57.5% 61.9% 58.1% 42.9% 50.0% 60.3% 31.3%
2003 19/19 2.9 2.8 61.7% 68.1% 48.4% 49.1% 22.3% 60.6% 34.2% 2003 2/2 2.0 2.0 53.5% 76.7% 42.5% 58.3% 63.3% 60.7% 39.0%
2004 1/1 1.0 4.0 60.0% 61.9% 28.6% 0.0% — 48.6% 11.1% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
2005 61/62 4.6 1.8 67.1% 69.7% 55.6% 59.9% 42.0% 65.0% 36.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career 197/237 3.6 1.9 65.3% 68.2% 52.4% 57.8% 43.0% 62.7% 36.6% Career 14/15 1.7 1.6 66.1% 63.9% 51.3% 57.1% 38.3% 59.3% 36.4%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Career Season

Rows are aligned in career order because complete birth data is unavailable. Metrics are precomputed from eligible main-draw results; point-stat values use the available detailed sample. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Mariano Puerta Ion Moldovan
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
1997 1531 110.1 -1.06 -2.79 1.385 55.6% — +53 — 66.7% +0.67 — — — +0.12 1996 1533 108.7 +0.52 +0.82 1.015 50.3% — +30 — 50.0% +0.38 2–0 — — +0.06
1998 1707 136.4 +1.08 -0.90 1.031 50.6% — +94 — 57.9% +0.46 11–3 (79%) 6–3 (67%) — +0.39 1997 1512 104.5 +0.49 -3.94 0.709 44.9% — — — 0.0% -2.75 — 0–1 — -0.09
1999 1616 129.5 -1.55 -1.75 0.882 47.9% -40 +26 — 44.0% -0.45 2–11 (15%) 5–7 (42%) — -0.85 1998 1506 113.0 +0.81 -1.51 0.951 48.8% — +54 — 25.0% -1.00 — 0–1 — -0.08
2000 1725 148.1 +3.13 +0.81 1.097 51.7% -181 +130 — 67.4% +0.99 6–6 (50%) 11–6 (65%) — -0.20 2000 1500 103.6 -1.14 +0.67 0.856 47.6% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.16
2001 1574 112.2 -2.77 -3.94 0.719 44.5% — +105 — 22.6% -1.84 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) — -0.43 2001 1453 96.7 +1.43 -0.56 0.805 45.4% — — — 33.3% -1.83 0–2 0–1 — +0.31
2002 1598 109.4 -2.76 -0.53 0.832 46.1% — +65 — 35.3% -1.00 1–1 1–1 — +0.12 2002 1442 101.6 -2.76 -2.95 0.787 45.1% — — — 33.3% -1.67 0–1 — — +0.09
2003 1523 115.6 -0.19 -3.28 0.866 47.3% -56 +90 — 29.3% -1.02 1–1 1–2 (33%) — -0.18 2003 1459 105.9 -0.97 +0.16 0.992 50.4% — — — 50.0% 0.00 — — — -0.04
2004 1510 96.4 +0.04 -4.46 0.216 29.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05 2008 1443 98.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2005 1696 143.6 +2.78 -0.80 1.046 50.6% -143 +177 — 57.1% +0.20 12–9 (57%) 21–9 (70%) — +2.48 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2009 1650 97.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career 1893 140.7 +1.26 -1.01 0.980 49.7% -111 +113 — 52.6% +0.05 34–34 (50%) 47–30 (61%) 106.2 +0.64 Career 1538 111.4 +0.14 -0.93 0.893 48.0% — +42 — 31.4% -1.03 2–3 (40%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.60

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.