Albert Portas vs Sergi Bruguera — Bucharest Round of 16

Bucharest · ATP · Round of 16
ESP
Albert Portas
52 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 September 2000
clay
ESP
Sergi Bruguera
55 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLWL
Portas A.
6-4 7-6
Bruguera S.
Portas A.
6772
Bruguera S.
464–

Albert Portas defeated Sergi Bruguera 6-4 7-6 in the Bucharest round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sergi Bruguera came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Albert Portas had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on clay. Albert Portas claimed a first win over Sergi Bruguera in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-02-26AcapulcoR32hardSergi Bruguera6-3 6-3
2000-09-25PalermoR16claySergi Bruguera7-6(3) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Portas A.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Bruguera S.

Bruguera S.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Portas A.

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
Portas A.Bruguera S.
1st serve in·Even
55%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Even
4.7
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 71). 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