Mariano Puerta vs Gustavo Kuerten — Bogota Semi-final
Bogota · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2000
hard
Puerta M.3-6 6-1 7-6
Kuerten G.
Puerta M.
36772
Kuerten G.
61631
Mariano Puerta defeated Gustavo Kuerten 3-6 6-1 7-6 in the Bogota semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gustavo Kuerten came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Mariano Puerta had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 6 on hard. Mariano Puerta narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Mariano Puerta dropped the opening set before beating Gustavo Kuerten 3–6 6–1 7–6.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-02-28 | Santiago | F | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 7-6(3) 6-3 |
| 1999-07-05 | Gstaad | R32 | clay | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1998-08-17 | New Haven | R64 | hard | Gustavo Kuerten | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1998-07-27 | Umag | QF | clay | Mariano Puerta | 6-4 1-6 7-6(5) |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
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·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.7
8.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (161 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Puerta M.
Mantilla F.
7-626-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Portas A.
6-46-1
Vicente F.
Di Pasquale A.
6-26-1
Kuerten G.
Hantschk M.
6-20-67-67
R16
Di Pasquale A.
Zib T.
6-46-3
Vicente F.
Rodriguez M.
7-57-5
Portas A.
Stanoytchev O.
6-34-66-4
El Aynaoui Y.
Etlis G.
6-44-67-61
Puerta M.
Sanguinetti D.
6-46-3
Kuerten G.
Prieto S.
6-37-5
Hantschk M.
Gumy H.
6-32-67-63
Mantilla F.
Chela J.
6-47-5
R32
Prieto S.
Balcells J.
7-646-757-65
Etlis G.
Gonzalez P.
6-27-63
Gumy H.
Massu N.
6-46-1
Hantschk M.
Hadad M.
4-66-06-4
Kuerten G.
Bruguera S.
6-46-1
Mantilla F.
Blanco G.
7-56-2
Chela J.
Lopez Moron A.
4-66-26-3
Puerta M.
Cortes J.
6-16-2
El Aynaoui Y.
Lisnard J.
6-46-2
Di Pasquale A.
Diaz J.
6-46-746-4
Stanoytchev O.
Agenor R.
6-46-746-1
Portas A.
Canas G.
6-16-4
Vicente F.
Tieleman L.
6-36-1
Rodriguez M.
Marin J.
6-27-61
Zib T.
Ulihrach B.
6-17-5
Sanguinetti D.
Gaudio G.
6-26-4