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Potito Starace vs Michal Mertinak

Compare the head-to-head record, career totals, season-by-season performance, and match log for Potito Starace vs Michal Mertinak.

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Potito Starace
ITA Age 45 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 0
0 main draw meetings
Michal Mertinak
SVK Age 46 Right-Handed 185 cm / 6'1"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Potito Starace #293 7-6(0) 6-3 Michal Mertinak #851 Match data May 19, 2013 Q1 Q Nice ATP 250 Clay

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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
Michal Mertinak #1,403 #129 346 1,552 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.

Age Potito Starace Michal Mertinak
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 2003 0–1 0.0% #222 1,481 0 0 — — — — — — —
22 2004 8–9 47.1% #76 1,607 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 2005 13–20 39.4% #105 1,589 0 0 2003 0–2 0.0% #178 1,526 0 0
24 2006 13–17 43.3% #83 1,591 0 0 2004 0–1 0.0% #188 1,489 0 0
25 2007 25–25 50.0% #31 1,655 0 0 2005 4–5 44.4% #162 1,511 0 0
26 2008 18–22 45.0% #72 1,650 0 0 2006 0–2 0.0% #183 1,452 0 0
27 2009 15–23 39.5% #62 1,667 0 0 — — — — — — —
28 2010 23–25 47.9% #47 1,735 0 0 2008 0–1 0.0% #939 1,523 0 0
29 2011 22–26 45.8% #58 1,705 0 0 — — — — — — —
30 2012 8–18 30.8% #164 1,599 0 0 — — — — — — —
31 2013 1–1 50.0% #152 1,545 0 0 — — — — — — —
32 2014 1–2 33.3% #163 1,635 0 0 — — — — — — —

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 Michal Mertinak
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 %
21 2003 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
22 2004 1 2 3 33.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 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 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 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 — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 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 — — — — 2 3 5 40.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
26 2008 2 8 10 20.0% 16 13 29 55.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2006 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0%
27 2009 3 9 12 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
28 2010 6 11 17 35.3% 17 13 30 56.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2008 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
29 2011 5 8 13 38.5% 17 16 33 51.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
30 2012 1 6 7 14.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2013 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 22 62 84 26.2% 120 111 231 51.9% 1 11 12 8.3% 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — 2 6 8 25.0% 2 4 6 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%

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 15/15 of Michal Mertinak'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 Michal Mertinak
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 2/2 3.0 2.0 60.2% 69.0% 47.9% 59.9% 30.0% 60.5% 31.1%
24 2006 30/30 2.5 1.3 71.4% 64.8% 49.8% 54.5% 49.5% 60.3% 37.2% 2004 1/1 2.0 4.0 48.1% 56.0% 29.6% 44.4% 33.3% 42.3% 39.6%
25 2007 50/50 1.9 1.6 71.9% 66.3% 54.1% 58.4% 44.6% 62.9% 35.7% 2005 9/9 2.6 2.2 66.3% 67.2% 51.6% 63.6% 42.8% 62.3% 38.4%
26 2008 39/40 2.1 1.3 73.6% 65.5% 53.8% 63.0% 40.5% 62.5% 36.1% 2006 2/2 5.0 1.0 62.0% 58.6% 64.6% 58.3% 35.0% 60.9% 33.6%
27 2009 38/38 2.8 1.6 73.6% 66.5% 49.4% 54.4% 45.4% 62.1% 35.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
28 2010 48/48 2.7 0.9 73.7% 66.0% 54.2% 58.3% 41.2% 62.7% 37.9% 2008 1/1 1.0 4.0 53.9% 70.7% 37.1% 40.0% 15.4% 55.3% 38.5%
29 2011 48/48 2.6 1.5 71.2% 65.9% 52.2% 61.1% 36.2% 61.7% 35.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
30 2012 26/26 2.7 1.3 70.2% 66.6% 52.9% 55.6% 34.3% 62.1% 33.6% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
31 2013 2/2 3.5 0.5 76.4% 58.5% 45.2% 67.9% 18.8% 55.1% 27.8% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 3/3 4.3 3.0 71.0% 69.0% 39.4% 63.6% 13.9% 60.6% 32.2% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 335/336 2.5 1.5 72.5% 65.6% 51.9% 58.8% 41.2% 61.8% 36.0% — 15/15 2.8 2.3 62.9% 65.8% 50.4% 59.6% 37.6% 60.1% 36.9%

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 Michal Mertinak
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
20 2002 1486 100.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
21 2003 1482 100.2 -2.12 -0.83 0.751 43.8% — — — 0.0% -2.50 — — — +0.05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 104.2 -0.25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 99.7 +0.56 2003 1526 101.7 -1.35 -1.21 0.788 46.2% — — — 16.7% -1.67 0–1 0–1 — +0.05
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%) 102.6 -0.02 2004 1489 98.6 -2.57 -3.07 0.687 41.0% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — +0.30
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%) 101.7 +0.75 2005 1512 111.9 -0.80 +1.16 1.020 50.4% — -18 +86 47.6% +0.38 1–2 (33%) 0–3 (0%) 96.4 +0.46
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%) 96.7 -0.66 2006 1453 93.7 +0.32 -0.68 0.859 47.2% — — — 33.3% -1.17 0–2 0–1 — +0.01
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%) 97.6 -0.83 2007 1497 102.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 101.4 +0.46 2008 1523 105.5 -0.55 -2.08 0.862 45.9% — — — 0.0% -1.50 — 0–1 — -0.07
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%) 100.6 +0.53 2009 1486 102.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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%) 95.2 +0.53 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
31 2013 1545 108.7 +1.36 +0.68 0.618 42.8% — — — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 — — -0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
32 2014 1636 117.8 -1.10 -2.35 0.819 46.8% — +36 — 25.0% -1.25 1–0 0–1 — +0.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 2015 1623 104.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1491 100.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1552 104.8 -0.83 +0.10 0.924 48.5% — -18 +86 35.1% -0.54 1–5 (17%) 0–6 (0%) 90.6 +5.00

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.