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Potito Starace vs Rui Machado

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

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Potito Starace
ITA Age 45 Right-Handed 188 cm / 6'2"
H2H
0 – 0
0 main draw meetings
Rui Machado
POR Age 42 Right-Handed 178 cm / 5'10"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Potito Starace #153 1-6 6-3 6-3 Rui Machado #260 Match data Jan 14, 2014* Q2 Q Australian Open Grand Slam Hard

1 qualifying meeting shown in the table; qualifying is excluded from the H2H score. 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
Rui Machado #1,650 #59 772 1,647 13 37 26.0% 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 Rui Machado
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
21 2003 0–1 0.0% #222 1,481 0 0 2005 0–1 0.0% #259 1,493 0 0
22 2004 8–9 47.1% #76 1,607 0 0 — — — — — — —
23 2005 13–20 39.4% #105 1,589 0 0 — — — — — — —
24 2006 13–17 43.3% #83 1,591 0 0 2008 2–2 50.0% #153 1,570 0 0
25 2007 25–25 50.0% #31 1,655 0 0 2009 2–4 33.3% #124 1,602 0 0
26 2008 18–22 45.0% #72 1,650 0 0 2010 3–2 60.0% #93 1,598 0 0
27 2009 15–23 39.5% #62 1,667 0 0 2011 3–12 20.0% #68 1,488 0 0
28 2010 23–25 47.9% #47 1,735 0 0 2012 1–13 7.1% #307 1,438 0 0
29 2011 22–26 45.8% #58 1,705 0 0 2013 0–1 0.0% #263 1,495 0 0
30 2012 8–18 30.8% #164 1,599 0 0 2014 1–1 50.0% #299 1,487 0 0
31 2013 1–1 50.0% #152 1,545 0 0 2015 1–1 50.0% #320 1,484 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 Rui Machado
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% — — — — — — — — 2005 — — — — 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
24 2006 1 3 4 25.0% 10 11 21 47.6% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2008 1 1 2 50.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
25 2007 1 9 10 10.0% 22 13 35 62.9% 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2009 0 1 1 0.0% 2 3 5 40.0% — — — — — — — —
26 2008 2 8 10 20.0% 16 13 29 55.2% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2010 — — — — 3 2 5 60.0% — — — — — — — —
27 2009 3 9 12 25.0% 11 13 24 45.8% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — 2011 0 3 3 0.0% 3 9 12 25.0% — — — — — — — —
28 2010 6 11 17 35.3% 17 13 30 56.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2012 0 5 5 0.0% 1 7 8 12.5% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
29 2011 5 8 13 38.5% 17 16 33 51.5% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2013 — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
30 2012 1 6 7 14.3% 7 10 17 41.2% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2014 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — —
31 2013 — — — — 1 1 2 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2015 — — — — 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% — 1 10 11 9.1% 12 26 38 31.6% 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 50/50 of Rui Machado'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 Rui Machado
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% 2005 1/1 0.0 5.0 62.0% 53.1% 40.0% 41.7% 50.0% 48.1% 41.3%
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
24 2006 30/30 2.5 1.3 71.4% 64.8% 49.8% 54.5% 49.5% 60.3% 37.2% 2008 4/4 1.8 2.8 63.8% 68.6% 55.0% 49.8% 54.5% 63.9% 40.5%
25 2007 50/50 1.9 1.6 71.9% 66.3% 54.1% 58.4% 44.6% 62.9% 35.7% 2009 6/6 2.5 2.5 67.2% 64.9% 53.3% 62.1% 42.1% 61.1% 39.1%
26 2008 39/40 2.1 1.3 73.6% 65.5% 53.8% 63.0% 40.5% 62.5% 36.1% 2010 5/5 1.8 2.4 70.4% 67.9% 48.3% 62.7% 38.8% 62.2% 41.9%
27 2009 38/38 2.8 1.6 73.6% 66.5% 49.4% 54.4% 45.4% 62.1% 35.2% 2011 15/15 1.5 2.9 64.6% 62.1% 45.2% 47.7% 44.8% 56.2% 37.6%
28 2010 48/48 2.7 0.9 73.7% 66.0% 54.2% 58.3% 41.2% 62.7% 37.9% 2012 14/14 1.7 5.4 66.6% 59.9% 38.9% 46.2% 39.0% 52.7% 35.4%
29 2011 48/48 2.6 1.5 71.2% 65.9% 52.2% 61.1% 36.2% 61.7% 35.2% 2013 1/1 1.0 0.0 72.1% 63.6% 58.8% 66.7% 10.0% 62.3% 38.2%
30 2012 26/26 2.7 1.3 70.2% 66.6% 52.9% 55.6% 34.3% 62.1% 33.6% 2014 2/2 2.0 2.0 67.8% 66.0% 64.4% 50.0% 58.3% 65.4% 55.9%
31 2013 2/2 3.5 0.5 76.4% 58.5% 45.2% 67.9% 18.8% 55.1% 27.8% 2015 2/2 0.0 3.5 74.0% 65.4% 43.5% 65.7% 45.0% 59.8% 36.2%
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% — 50/50 1.6 3.5 66.6% 63.1% 46.4% 51.7% 43.0% 57.5% 38.6%

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 Rui Machado
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 2005 1494 104.8 -1.02 +0.18 0.795 44.7% — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — -0.13
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 2008 1570 109.2 -0.71 +2.31 1.121 51.9% — — — 50.0% -0.50 0–1 3–2 (60%) — -0.17
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 2009 1603 124.4 -2.22 -0.25 1.005 50.2% — +61 — 40.0% -0.15 1–2 (33%) 0–2 — +0.40
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 2010 1598 113.8 -1.81 -0.99 1.109 51.6% — +115 — 66.7% +0.75 0–2 1–1 — +0.70
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 2011 1489 117.5 -3.13 -1.44 0.860 47.0% +16 +74 — 27.0% -1.51 0–2 — — +0.23
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 2012 1439 121.0 -5.11 -0.69 0.748 44.3% +36 +65 — 16.2% -2.03 1–3 (25%) 1–7 (13%) — -0.25
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 2013 1496 115.6 -1.70 +0.14 1.012 48.9% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.01
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 2014 1488 103.6 -0.19 +1.57 1.616 59.9% — — — 50.0% +2.00 — 0–1 — +0.02
31 2013 1545 108.7 +1.36 +0.68 0.618 42.8% — — — 40.0% -1.20 1–0 — — -0.11 2015 1485 98.3 -0.83 -1.56 0.900 49.1% — — — 60.0% -0.20 0–1 1–0 — -0.03
32 2014 1636 117.8 -1.10 -2.35 0.819 46.8% — +36 — 25.0% -1.25 1–0 0–1 — +0.17 2016 1474 98.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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 — 1648 122.2 -2.97 -0.56 0.908 48.1% +29 +76 — 33.1% -1.02 2–12 (14%) 6–13 (32%) 87.9 +1.52

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.