Juan Balcells vs Mariano Puerta — Bucharest Round of 16

Bucharest · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Juan Balcells
51 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 September 2000
clay
ARG
Mariano Puerta
47 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Balcells J.
6-4 6-4
Puerta M.
Balcells J.
662
Puerta M.
44–

Juan Balcells defeated Mariano Puerta 6-4 6-4 in the Bucharest round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mariano Puerta came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Juan Balcells edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Balcells J.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Puerta M.

Puerta M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Balcells J.

Even serve battle

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
Balcells J.Puerta M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.2
3.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (80 vs 161). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Balcells J.
Hantschk M.
6-43-67-61
Semi-finals
Balcells J.
Goellner M.
6-46-4
Hantschk M.
Calatrava A.
6-46-1
Quarter-finals
Hantschk M.
Martin A.
6-14-66-2
Calatrava A.
Meligeni F.
6-34-0
Goellner M.
Blanco G.
6-23-66-4
Balcells J.
Portas A.
7-54-66-2
R16
Blanco G.
Alonso J.
6-26-2
Meligeni F.
Kohlmann M.
4-1
Balcells J.
Puerta M.
6-46-4
Portas A.
Bruguera S.
6-47-64
Hantschk M.
Pescariu D.
6-36-2
Goellner M.
Gustafsson M.
7-57-65
Martin A.
Rochus C.
0-66-46-4
Calatrava A.
Knippschild J.
6-23-67-5
R32
Puerta M.
Sabau R.
6-26-2
Gustafsson M.
Moldovan I.
7-56-4
Martin A.
Marin J.
6-46-0
Rochus C.
Sanchez D.
6-26-3
Hantschk M.
Voinea A.
6-36-3
Pescariu D.
Clavet F.
4-66-36-4
Calatrava A.
Gumy H.
6-36-1
Goellner M.
Elsner D.
4-66-16-0
Bruguera S.
Etlis G.
4-66-36-2
Alonso J.
Koubek S.
7-56-0
Knippschild J.
Benfele Alvarez E.
7-636-3
Kohlmann M.
Herm Zahlava J.
6-16-3
Meligeni F.
Alami K.
7-56-3
Blanco G.
Stanoytchev O.
7-56-3
Balcells J.
Simoni A.
6-26-4
Portas A.
Fromberg R.
7-56-3