Alberto Berasategui vs Alex Corretja — Palermo Final
Alberto Berasategui defeated Alex Corretja 2-6 7-6 6-4 in the Palermo final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Corretja came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final. That levelled the head-to-head at 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Alberto Berasategui dropped the opening set before beating Alex Corretja 2–6 7–6 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedBerasategui A. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
1 shared · last 12 monthsBerasategui A. and Corretja A. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Berasategui A. went 1–0 (100%) against them, Corretja A. 0–1 (0%).
1–0100%Berasategui A. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents0–10%Corretja A. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
3–0Sets2–3
18–10Games19–27
0–0Tiebreaks1–0
0–0Deciding sets0–1
Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
vs Ivanisevic G.W6-4 6-3 6-3Roland Garros · clayL7-6(3) 6-3 1-6 2-6 3-6Roland Garros · clay
Head-to-head
6 meetings · level 3–333
- Berasategui A.September 1994PalermoThis matchClay2-6 7-6(6) 6-4
- Corretja A.February 1994Mexico CityClay6-4 2-6 6-1
- Berasategui A.November 1993Sao PauloClay6-3 6-1
- Corretja A.May 1993BolognaClay6-7(7) 6-0 6-3
- Berasategui A.August 1991Spain 8 Masters 1Clay6-2 2-3
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchBerasategui A.Corretja A.1 577ELO1 6521 624Clay ELO1 6622–8Last 103–721Age20173 cmHeight180 cmRightPlaysRight
Cite this
Alberto Berasategui beat Alex Corretja 2-6 7-6(6) 6-4. Umpiry, "Alberto Berasategui vs Alex Corretja — Palermo Final", https://umpiry.com/match/1994-09-26/berasategui-vs-corretja-palermo-f?utm_source=cite (as of 26 September 1994).