H2H data updated: 2026-09-01 00:00 UTC

Potito Starace vs Juan Ignacio Chela H2H: 4-3

Potito Starace holds a 4–3 lead over Juan Ignacio Chela in their ATP head-to-head. Across 7 main-draw meetings, Potito Starace leads 4–1 on clay, while Juan Ignacio Chela leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Potito Starace won the 2011 Croatia Open Umag second round 6-4 4-6 7-5.

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Potito Starace
ITA Age 45 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
4 – 3
7 main draw meetings
Juan Ignacio Chela
ARG Age 47 Right-Handed 190 cm / 6'3"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Potito Starace #54 6-4 4-6 7-5 Juan Ignacio Chela #21 Match data Jul 29, 2011* R16 Croatia Open Umag ATP 250 Clay
Potito Starace #64 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 Juan Ignacio Chela #56 Match data Jul 31, 2010* SF Croatia Open Umag ATP 250 Clay
Potito Starace #72 6-4 7-6(10) Juan Ignacio Chela #22 Match data Apr 27, 2007* R16 Barcelona Open International Series Gold → modern equivalent ATP 500 Clay
Juan Ignacio Chela #33 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4 Potito Starace #89 Match data Jan 17, 2007* R128 Australian Open Grand Slam Hard
Juan Ignacio Chela #44 6-4 7-5 Potito Starace #94 Match data Feb 24, 2006* R16 Costa Do Sauipe ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Potito Starace #99 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2 Juan Ignacio Chela #46 Match data Feb 17, 2006* R16 Argentina Open ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Clay
Juan Ignacio Chela #26 6-1 7-6(5) Potito Starace #73 Match data Jan 15, 2005* QF ASB Classic ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250 Hard

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
Potito Starace #943 #27 1,138 1,789 147 189 43.8% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Juan Ignacio Chela #967 #15 1,510 1,908 307 270 53.2% 0 0 0 2 4 6

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 Potito Starace Juan Ignacio Chela
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
19 — — — — — — — 1999 0–3 0.0% #124 1,463 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2000 14–16 46.7% #63 1,558 0 1
21 2003 0–1 0.0% #222 1,481 0 0 2001 10–10 50.0% #70 1,601 0 1
22 2004 8–9 47.1% #76 1,607 0 0 2002 44–27 62.0% #23 1,782 0 2
23 2005 13–20 39.4% #105 1,589 0 0 2003 35–27 56.5% #38 1,762 0 2
24 2006 13–17 43.3% #83 1,591 0 0 2004 33–26 55.9% #26 1,718 0 3
25 2007 25–25 50.0% #31 1,655 0 0 2005 28–26 51.9% #39 1,690 0 3
26 2008 18–22 45.0% #72 1,650 0 0 2006 27–26 50.9% #33 1,722 0 3
27 2009 15–23 39.5% #62 1,667 0 0 2007 39–23 62.9% #20 1,795 0 4
28 2010 23–25 47.9% #47 1,735 0 0 2008 11–12 47.8% #140 1,737 0 4
29 2011 22–26 45.8% #58 1,705 0 0 2009 9–14 39.1% #73 1,731 0 4
30 2012 8–18 30.8% #164 1,599 0 0 2010 28–24 53.8% #38 1,837 0 6
31 2013 1–1 50.0% #152 1,545 0 0 2011 24–24 50.0% #29 1,737 0 6
32 2014 1–2 33.3% #163 1,635 0 0 2012 5–12 29.4% #176 1,633 0 6

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 Potito Starace Juan Ignacio Chela
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 %
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 0 1 1 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1 6 7 14.3% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
21 2003 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2001 2 5 7 28.6% 8 5 13 61.5% — — — — — — — —
22 2004 1 2 3 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2002 24 14 38 63.2% 20 11 31 64.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2005 2 6 8 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2003 20 14 34 58.8% 14 10 24 58.3% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
24 2006 1 3 4 25.0% 10 11 21 47.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2004 12 12 24 50.0% 20 11 31 64.5% 1 1 2 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0%
25 2007 1 9 10 10.0% 22 13 35 62.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2005 20 14 34 58.8% 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
26 2008 2 8 10 20.0% 16 13 29 55.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2006 10 11 21 47.6% 15 12 27 55.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
27 2009 3 9 12 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2007 17 11 28 60.7% 21 10 31 67.7% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
28 2010 6 11 17 35.3% 17 13 30 56.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 2 4 6 33.3% 9 8 17 52.9% — — — — — — — —
29 2011 5 8 13 38.5% 17 16 33 51.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2009 1 3 4 25.0% 8 11 19 42.1% — — — — — — — —
30 2012 1 6 7 14.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2010 7 11 18 38.9% 21 12 33 63.6% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
31 2013 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2011 4 10 14 28.6% 19 13 32 59.4% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
32 2014 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — 2012 2 4 6 33.3% 3 7 10 30.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
Career — 22 62 84 26.2% 120 111 231 51.9% 1 11 12 8.3% 4 5 9 44.4% — 122 120 242 50.4% 179 131 310 57.7% 4 11 15 26.7% 2 8 10 20.0%

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 335/336 of Potito Starace's and 447/453 of Juan Ignacio Chela'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 Potito Starace Juan Ignacio Chela
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%
21 2003 1/1 1.0 4.0 77.0% 52.6% 35.3% 66.7% 60.0% 48.6% 38.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
22 2004 17/17 3.1 2.0 72.9% 66.4% 47.7% 59.4% 38.3% 61.2% 35.9% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
23 2005 33/33 2.5 1.8 73.5% 63.1% 50.7% 62.1% 42.3% 59.9% 37.7% 2003 58/62 4.0 4.4 58.8% 69.7% 47.9% 54.8% 45.2% 60.5% 40.8%
24 2006 30/30 2.5 1.3 71.4% 64.8% 49.8% 54.5% 49.5% 60.3% 37.2% 2004 58/59 2.8 2.4 65.3% 66.8% 49.9% 53.6% 46.0% 60.9% 42.5%
25 2007 50/50 1.9 1.6 71.9% 66.3% 54.1% 58.4% 44.6% 62.9% 35.7% 2005 54/54 3.1 2.5 62.6% 68.2% 50.1% 56.5% 43.2% 61.3% 39.8%
26 2008 39/40 2.1 1.3 73.6% 65.5% 53.8% 63.0% 40.5% 62.5% 36.1% 2006 53/53 2.6 1.9 60.4% 69.2% 52.7% 63.5% 44.0% 62.5% 39.4%
27 2009 38/38 2.8 1.6 73.6% 66.5% 49.4% 54.4% 45.4% 62.1% 35.2% 2007 62/62 2.8 3.4 58.0% 69.7% 51.5% 54.4% 43.9% 62.2% 40.8%
28 2010 48/48 2.7 0.9 73.7% 66.0% 54.2% 58.3% 41.2% 62.7% 37.9% 2008 23/23 1.6 4.0 58.1% 62.8% 49.0% 56.5% 48.6% 56.9% 38.6%
29 2011 48/48 2.6 1.5 71.2% 65.9% 52.2% 61.1% 36.2% 61.7% 35.2% 2009 23/23 1.8 3.1 61.8% 66.1% 45.1% 61.1% 39.4% 58.1% 40.6%
30 2012 26/26 2.7 1.3 70.2% 66.6% 52.9% 55.6% 34.3% 62.1% 33.6% 2010 51/52 1.9 2.0 61.6% 65.8% 53.2% 54.6% 51.9% 60.9% 42.5%
31 2013 2/2 3.5 0.5 76.4% 58.5% 45.2% 67.9% 18.8% 55.1% 27.8% 2011 48/48 1.9 2.4 65.4% 65.6% 50.5% 58.7% 47.1% 60.3% 41.6%
32 2014 3/3 4.3 3.0 71.0% 69.0% 39.4% 63.6% 13.9% 60.6% 32.2% 2012 17/17 2.1 2.4 65.3% 61.8% 49.9% 56.0% 40.5% 57.6% 39.1%
Career — 335/336 2.5 1.5 72.5% 65.6% 51.9% 58.8% 41.2% 61.8% 36.0% — 447/577 2.6 2.8 61.6% 67.4% 50.4% 56.7% 45.4% 60.7% 40.8%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

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

Age Potito Starace Juan Ignacio Chela
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
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1999 1464 96.2 — — — — — — — 14.3% -2.28 0–1 — — +0.19
20 2002 1486 100.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2000 1559 133.5 — — — — -63 +120 — 44.9% -0.28 7–4 (64%) 6–7 (46%) — -0.31
21 2003 1482 100.2 -2.12 -0.83 0.751 43.8% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.05 2001 1602 129.7 — — — — -95 +120 — 56.9% +0.49 2–6 (25%) 3–5 (38%) — +1.29
22 2004 1608 122.7 -0.25 -0.36 0.925 49.1% -62 +68 — 52.1% -0.04 3–4 (43%) 6–1 (86%) — -0.25 2002 1783 151.5 — — — — -32 +59 — 56.5% +0.48 18–8 (69%) 18–14 (56%) — -1.32
23 2005 1589 127.8 -1.72 -0.50 0.941 48.9% -80 +98 — 42.5% -0.44 3–6 (33%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.56 2003 1762 142.3 -1.02 +3.12 1.035 50.6% -22 +63 — 54.2% +0.28 11–8 (58%) 14–7 (67%) — -0.30
24 2006 1591 123.6 -1.06 -0.36 0.937 48.8% -95 +81 — 42.5% -0.53 4–4 (50%) 5–3 (63%) — -0.02 2004 1718 148.1 -1.13 +4.91 1.089 51.6% -9 +123 — 53.9% +0.42 11–10 (52%) 5–11 (31%) — -1.39
25 2007 1656 139.1 +0.30 -1.12 0.963 49.6% -227 +192 — 50.0% -0.05 8–9 (47%) 10–7 (59%) — +0.75 2005 1691 142.8 -0.78 +2.25 1.029 50.3% +64 +15 — 51.9% +0.01 7–8 (47%) 12–10 (55%) — +0.41
26 2008 1650 140.7 -0.53 -0.42 0.964 49.7% -248 +165 — 49.4% +0.02 4–9 (31%) 9–7 (56%) — -0.66 2006 1723 142.8 +0.65 +1.91 1.053 50.9% +36 +10 — 50.4% -0.03 6–11 (35%) 6–11 (35%) — -0.31
27 2009 1667 134.6 -0.82 -1.28 0.928 48.6% -226 +112 — 40.7% -0.52 6–8 (43%) 6–10 (38%) — -0.83 2007 1796 148.8 -0.41 +3.45 1.078 51.3% +38 +27 -340 56.3% +0.40 15–5 (75%) 8–10 (44%) — +2.42
28 2010 1735 144.1 0.00 +0.48 1.015 50.3% -237 +113 — 45.5% +0.18 8–3 (73%) 5–14 (26%) — +0.46 2008 1738 127.4 -3.84 +1.12 0.895 47.8% +27 +71 — 41.1% -0.75 6–2 (75%) 2–5 (29%) — +0.48
29 2011 1705 142.6 -0.69 -2.15 0.919 48.7% -122 +50 — 45.1% -0.19 11–6 (65%) 7–13 (35%) — +0.53 2009 1732 139.8 -3.44 +1.91 0.970 49.2% -13 +55 — 43.1% -0.12 5–6 (45%) 1–2 (33%) — -0.53
30 2012 1599 131.9 -0.16 -3.64 0.885 47.8% -68 +88 — 38.6% -0.86 1–7 (13%) 6–6 (50%) — +0.53 2010 1838 147.5 -1.66 +4.86 1.088 51.7% -116 +93 — 51.2% +0.38 9–7 (56%) 8–12 (40%) — -0.78
31 2013 1545 108.7 +1.36 +0.68 0.618 42.8% — — — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 — — -0.11 2011 1738 144.8 -2.16 +3.38 1.047 50.9% -88 +162 — 50.0% +0.18 9–10 (47%) 5–7 (42%) — +2.14
32 2014 1636 117.8 -1.10 -2.35 0.819 46.8% — +36 — 25.0% -1.25 1–0 0–1 — +0.17 2012 1634 126.2 -2.43 +0.71 0.923 48.4% +23 +118 — 42.9% -0.67 1–8 (11%) 4–2 (67%) — +1.58
33 2015 1623 104.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1790 139.7 -0.51 -1.00 0.943 49.1% -173 +113 — 45.0% -0.25 50–56 (47%) 60–68 (47%) 100.3 +0.35 — 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

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.