Marcelo Rios vs Alberto Berasategui — St. Poelten Round of 16

St. Poelten · ATP · Round of 16
CHI
Marcelo Rios
50 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 May 1999
clay
ESP
Alberto Berasategui
53 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rios M.
7-6 6-2
Berasategui A.
Rios M.
7762
Berasategui A.
642–

Marcelo Rios defeated Alberto Berasategui 7-6 6-2 in the St. Poelten round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Marcelo Rios came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending the title. Marcelo Rios extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marcelo Rios closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1999-05-24Roland GarrosR16clayMarcelo Rios3-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3
1998-01-19Australian OpenQFhardMarcelo Rios6-7(6) 6-4 6-4 6-0
1997-05-12Rome MastersSFclayMarcelo Rios6-3 3-6 6-1
1997-05-05Hamburg MastersR16clayAlberto Berasategui6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Rios M.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Berasategui A.

Berasategui A.serving56% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Rios M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Rios M.Berasategui A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
58%
75%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
Return points won·Even
40%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.3
0.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 57). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Rios M.
Zabaleta M.
4-4
Semi-finals
Rios M.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-16-3
Zabaleta M.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
El Aynaoui Y.
Canas G.
6-37-5
Kafelnikov Y.
Hipfl M.
6-26-2
Zabaleta M.
Clavet F.
6-24-66-3
Rios M.
Koubek S.
6-46-0
R16
Hipfl M.
Ruud C.
6-46-2
Zabaleta M.
Kroslak J.
7-56-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Schuettler R.
6-26-1
Canas G.
Ivanisevic G.
6-26-2
Clavet F.
Fromberg R.
7-56-3
Koubek S.
Stepanek R.
6-33-67-64
Rios M.
Berasategui A.
7-646-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Squillari F.
6-46-1
R32
Rios M.
Sanguinetti D.
7-645-76-3
Canas G.
Carbonell T.
6-36-3
Koubek S.
Muster T.
6-36-4
Ivanisevic G.
Ilie A.
6-25-76-3
Stepanek R.
Gaudenzi A.
2-66-36-1
Kroslak J.
Novak J.
7-647-5
Zabaleta M.
Gimelstob J.
6-47-5
Kafelnikov Y.
Szymanski J.
7-646-2
Ruud C.
Puerta M.
3-66-17-62
El Aynaoui Y.
Auffray C.
7-56-2
Schuettler R.
Norman M.
7-56-4
Hipfl M.
Marin J.
6-16-1
Squillari F.
Nestor D.
6-36-3
Clavet F.
Schalken S.
4-67-646-2
Fromberg R.
Alonso J.
6-36-1
Berasategui A.
Martin A.
7-656-3