H2H data updated: 2026-09-06 00:00 UTC

Mariano Puerta vs Mariano Zabaleta H2H: 1-2

Mariano Zabaleta holds a 2–1 lead over Mariano Puerta in their ATP head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Mariano Zabaleta leads 2–1 on clay. Most recently, Mariano Zabaleta won the 2005 Costa Do Sauipe round of 32 6-4 6-2.

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Mariano Puerta
ARG Age 47 Left-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"
H2H
1 – 2
3 main-draw meetings
Mariano Zabaleta
ARG Age 48 Right-Handed 183 cm / 6'0"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Mariano Zabaleta #51 6-4 6-2 Mariano Puerta #75 Match data Feb 17, 2005* R32 Costa Do Sauipe ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Mariano Zabaleta #86 3-6 6-3 6-4 Mariano Puerta #35 Match data Nov 6, 1998* R16 Bogota ATP World Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Mariano Puerta #73 4-6 6-3 4-0 (ret.) Mariano Zabaleta #96 Match data Aug 15, 1998* QF San Marino 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
Mariano Zabaleta #1,009 #21 1,426 1,868 201 208 49.1% 0 0 0 0 3 3

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.

Age Mariano Puerta Mariano Zabaleta
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 1995 2–2 50.0% — 1,514 0 0
18 1997 2–1 66.7% — 1,531 0 0 1996 9–8 52.9% #103 1,599 0 0
19 1998 21–12 63.6% #39 1,706 0 1 1997 0–6 0.0% #257 1,532 0 0
20 1999 14–26 35.0% #101 1,616 0 1 1998 14–8 63.6% #63 1,692 0 1
21 2000 39–21 65.0% #21 1,725 0 2 1999 28–29 49.1% #28 1,686 0 1
22 2001 1–12 7.7% #254 1,573 0 2 2000 19–27 41.3% #61 1,654 0 1
23 2002 2–4 33.3% #116 1,597 0 2 2001 18–18 50.0% #59 1,728 0 1
24 2003 5–14 26.3% #118 1,522 0 2 2002 20–28 41.7% #53 1,629 0 1
25 2004 0–1 0.0% #133 1,509 0 2 2003 33–24 57.9% #27 1,755 0 2
26 2005 37–25 59.7% #56 1,695 0 3 2004 25–21 54.3% #54 1,690 0 3
27 — — — — — — — 2005 20–16 55.6% #83 1,723 0 3
28 — — — — — — — 2006 4–8 33.3% #243 1,595 0 3
29 — — — — — — — 2007 9–11 45.0% #104 1,602 0 3
30 — — — — — — — 2008 0–2 0.0% #1141 1,556 0 3

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. 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.

Age Mariano Puerta Mariano Zabaleta
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 %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — —
18 1997 — — — — 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — — — — — 1996 — — — — 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — — — — —
19 1998 0 2 2 0.0% 21 9 30 70.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 1997 0 2 2 0.0% 0 4 4 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 1999 6 10 16 37.5% 8 16 24 33.3% — — — — — — — — 1998 — — — — 14 8 22 63.6% — — — — — — — —
21 2000 1 6 7 14.3% 37 13 50 74.0% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 1999 9 13 22 40.9% 18 14 32 56.3% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
22 2001 0 1 1 0.0% 1 10 11 9.1% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2000 11 16 27 40.7% 8 10 18 44.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
23 2002 — — — — 2 4 6 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2001 9 7 16 56.3% 9 10 19 47.4% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
24 2003 0 4 4 0.0% 5 9 14 35.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2002 3 13 16 18.8% 17 13 30 56.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2004 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2003 13 12 25 52.0% 20 10 30 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2005 6 5 11 54.5% 28 13 41 68.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 3 6 9 33.3% 2004 2 7 9 22.2% 22 12 34 64.7% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3%
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 4 5 9 44.4% 16 11 27 59.3% — — — — — — — —
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 0 2 2 0.0% 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — —
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 0 1 1 0.0% 9 9 18 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
Career — 13 28 41 31.7% 104 76 180 57.8% 0 4 4 0.0% 4 8 12 33.3% — 51 79 130 39.2% 148 118 266 55.6% 0 5 5 0.0% 2 6 8 25.0%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 197/237 of Mariano Puerta's and 375/409 of Mariano Zabaleta'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.

Age Mariano Puerta Mariano Zabaleta
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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 1995 4/4 1.8 1.0 63.3% 55.9% 48.1% 46.0% 34.2% 53.0% 41.5%
18 1997 1/3 5.0 2.0 64.3% 80.6% 65.0% 100.0% 50.0% 75.0% 34.6% 1996 17/17 1.1 2.4 73.2% 63.3% 46.1% 54.9% 43.4% 57.8% 44.1%
19 1998 26/33 2.6 1.7 64.8% 68.2% 52.0% 52.1% 50.0% 62.6% 38.6% 1997 5/6 2.8 4.4 60.6% 67.3% 47.1% 53.2% 36.8% 59.3% 30.6%
20 1999 30/40 3.7 2.0 63.4% 64.7% 50.2% 57.7% 51.1% 59.4% 35.8% 1998 18/22 6.2 4.7 52.8% 72.2% 51.9% 64.8% 44.7% 62.7% 40.5%
21 2000 45/60 3.1 1.4 67.7% 69.7% 54.5% 64.2% 46.4% 65.0% 38.4% 1999 51/57 4.7 3.9 53.1% 71.6% 49.4% 56.9% 38.8% 61.2% 37.0%
22 2001 10/13 3.2 3.2 58.8% 63.9% 43.5% 54.6% 36.5% 55.8% 31.8% 2000 37/46 5.5 3.7 49.5% 71.0% 49.9% 60.0% 41.6% 60.2% 36.9%
23 2002 4/6 3.8 3.8 61.3% 61.7% 43.6% 43.6% 38.2% 54.4% 37.9% 2001 32/36 5.0 3.7 54.5% 71.0% 50.7% 60.2% 47.4% 61.5% 37.9%
24 2003 19/19 2.9 2.8 61.7% 68.1% 48.4% 49.1% 22.3% 60.6% 34.2% 2002 43/48 4.3 3.3 58.3% 67.9% 50.7% 53.8% 43.4% 60.5% 35.9%
25 2004 1/1 1.0 4.0 60.0% 61.9% 28.6% 0.0% — 48.6% 11.1% 2003 55/57 3.1 2.7 58.8% 69.6% 52.1% 51.0% 41.5% 62.4% 40.6%
26 2005 61/62 4.6 1.8 67.1% 69.7% 55.6% 59.9% 42.0% 65.0% 36.6% 2004 45/46 3.8 2.9 61.6% 70.9% 52.5% 55.5% 40.2% 63.6% 39.1%
27 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2005 36/36 4.4 4.2 56.7% 70.9% 52.8% 60.5% 41.5% 63.2% 39.7%
28 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2006 12/12 3.6 3.6 58.8% 71.9% 46.8% 59.6% 32.0% 61.7% 36.4%
29 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2007 18/20 3.7 3.7 59.7% 67.6% 49.4% 57.3% 39.5% 60.4% 39.3%
30 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2008 2/2 8.5 6.5 50.4% 71.9% 41.1% 58.7% 31.0% 56.2% 33.3%
Career — 197/237 3.6 1.9 65.3% 68.2% 52.4% 57.8% 43.0% 62.7% 36.6% — 375/409 4.2 3.5 57.3% 69.9% 50.6% 56.7% 41.4% 61.5% 38.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. 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.

Age Mariano Puerta Mariano Zabaleta
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1995 1515 102.4 -1.10 +1.15 0.883 47.2% — +37 — 50.0% -1.10 1–1 1–0 — +0.34
18 1997 1531 110.1 -1.06 -2.79 1.385 55.6% — +53 — 66.7% +0.67 — — — +0.12 1996 1599 129.5 -1.91 +3.31 1.045 50.4% — +34 — 48.6% +0.03 3–0 (100%) 2–3 (40%) 103.9 -0.44
19 1998 1707 136.4 +1.08 -0.90 1.031 50.6% — +94 — 57.9% +0.46 11–3 (79%) 6–3 (67%) 111.1 +0.39 1997 1532 99.5 -0.65 -2.22 0.751 44.9% — +30 — 0.0% -2.45 — 0–3 (0%) — -0.44
20 1999 1616 129.5 -1.55 -1.75 0.882 47.9% -40 +26 — 44.0% -0.45 2–11 (15%) 5–7 (42%) 90.3 -0.85 1998 1693 135.0 +1.40 +0.76 1.086 51.6% — +49 — 60.7% +0.82 6–3 (67%) 7–4 (64%) 105.8 +0.16
21 2000 1725 148.1 +3.13 +0.81 1.097 51.7% -181 +130 — 67.4% +0.99 6–6 (50%) 11–6 (65%) 99.8 -0.20 1999 1686 139.7 -0.12 -0.36 0.955 49.2% -82 +41 — 48.9% -0.15 13–8 (62%) 8–12 (40%) 102.1 -2.14
22 2001 1574 112.2 -2.77 -3.94 0.719 44.5% — +105 — 22.6% -1.84 1–3 (25%) 2–2 (50%) 96.5 -0.43 2000 1654 140.1 -1.32 +0.40 0.927 48.9% -11 +35 — 44.7% -0.32 3–9 (25%) 11–9 (55%) 96.2 -1.74
23 2002 1598 109.4 -2.76 -0.53 0.832 46.1% — +65 — 35.3% -1.00 1–1 1–1 — +0.12 2001 1728 134.3 -0.06 -0.52 0.984 49.7% +4 -42 — 52.6% -0.02 6–8 (43%) 7–10 (41%) 94.8 +0.40
24 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 2002 1630 131.3 -1.34 -1.62 0.909 48.4% -50 +149 — 45.0% -0.41 6–11 (35%) 10–10 (50%) 97.8 +0.24
25 2004 1510 96.4 +0.04 -4.46 0.216 29.6% — — — 0.0% -4.50 — — — +0.05 2003 1756 148.5 +0.98 +3.48 1.081 51.2% -111 +149 — 54.3% +0.34 11–6 (65%) 8–11 (42%) 105.3 -1.74
26 2005 1696 143.6 +2.78 -0.80 1.046 50.6% -143 +177 — 57.1% +0.20 12–9 (57%) 21–9 (70%) 112.1 +2.48 2004 1691 140.6 +0.79 +1.45 1.075 51.2% -115 +205 — 52.3% +0.34 8–4 (67%) 8–13 (38%) 97.6 +0.76
27 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2005 1723 141.7 +0.72 +1.71 1.078 51.3% -113 +106 — 54.8% +0.40 5–5 (50%) 6–7 (46%) 98.2 -0.73
28 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2006 1596 111.4 -0.52 -1.38 0.949 49.1% — +127 — 40.0% -0.60 2–3 (40%) 3–1 (75%) 98.7 +0.08
29 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2007 1603 126.2 -2.06 +1.76 0.992 49.7% — +106 — 49.0% -0.08 0–4 (0%) 5–2 (71%) 96.8 +0.12
30 2009 1650 97.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2008 1556 98.9 -0.91 -5.19 0.761 44.5% — — — 16.7% -2.33 — 1–0 — +0.34
31 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2009 1547 98.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1868 142.7 -0.16 +0.79 0.999 49.9% -64 +94 — 49.6% -0.01 64–62 (51%) 77–85 (48%) 98.6 -1.17

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.