Mariano Puerta vs Gaston Gaudio — Santiago Semi-final
Santiago · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 February 2000
clay
Puerta M.3-6 6-4 6-2
Gaudio G.
Puerta M.
3662
Gaudio G.
6421
Mariano Puerta defeated Gaston Gaudio 3-6 6-4 6-2 in the Santiago semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gaston Gaudio came in leading the head-to-head 5–0. Mariano Puerta claimed a first win over Gaston Gaudio in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Mariano Puerta dropped the opening set before beating Gaston Gaudio 3–6 6–4 6–2.
Head to head
0–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-11-14 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Gaston Gaudio | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2005-02-07 | Buenos Aires | F | clay | Gaston Gaudio | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2003-02-17 | Buenos Aires | R32 | clay | Gaston Gaudio | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2001-05-14 | Hamburg Masters | R64 | clay | Gaston Gaudio | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1999-05-10 | Rome Masters | R64 | clay | Gaston Gaudio | 6-1 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Gaudio G.
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 season1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
42%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.7
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (161 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 22%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Gaudio G.
Ulihrach B.
6-26-2
Puerta M.
Vicente F.
6-17-5
Portas A.
Hood M.
6-46-4
Kuerten G.
Calleri A.
6-46-1
R16
Portas A.
Canas G.
6-46-4
Kuerten G.
Stanoytchev O.
6-36-4
Hood M.
Massu N.
6-16-2
Calleri A.
Benfele Alvarez E.
6-766-37-64
Vicente F.
Zib T.
6-26-2
Puerta M.
Chela J.
6-32-66-3
Gaudio G.
Garcia A.
7-57-65
Ulihrach B.
Agenor R.
6-31-66-3
R32
Massu N.
Meligeni F.
7-641-0
Zib T.
Lopez Moron A.
7-646-4
Garcia A.
Blanco G.
6-17-64
Agenor R.
Gonzalez F.
6-33-67-64
Ulihrach B.
Rios M.
6-47-63
Hood M.
Bruguera S.
7-676-4
Puerta M.
Squillari F.
6-26-2
Chela J.
Marin J.
6-46-2
Canas G.
Di Pasquale A.
3-66-16-4
Portas A.
Sanguinetti D.
6-26-3
Vicente F.
Rodriguez M.
6-44-66-2
Gaudio G.
Spottl M.
6-47-64
Kuerten G.
Lisnard J.
7-56-1
Stanoytchev O.
Hantschk M.
6-36-4
Benfele Alvarez E.
Diaz J.
5-76-16-3
Calleri A.
Sargsian S.
6-46-4