Gaston Etlis vs Fernando Meligeni — Costa Do Sauipe Round of 16

Costa Do Sauipe · ATP · Round of 16
ARG
Gaston Etlis
51 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 September 2002
hard
BRA
Fernando Meligeni
55 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWL
Etlis G.
6-1 7-6
Meligeni F.
Etlis G.
6772
Meligeni F.
163–

Gaston Etlis defeated Fernando Meligeni 6-1 7-6 in the Costa Do Sauipe round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fernando Meligeni came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's final, but Gaston Etlis had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on hard. Gaston Etlis claimed a first win over Fernando Meligeni in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Gaston Etlis came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-05-01MunichR16clayFernando Meligeni7-5 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Etlis G.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Meligeni F.

Meligeni F.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Etlis G.

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
Etlis G.Meligeni F.
1st serve in·Even
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.0
3.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.6
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (16 vs 54). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Kuerten G.
Coria G.
6-747-57-62
Semi-finals
Kuerten G.
Delgado R.
6-46-726-3
Coria G.
Mamiit C.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Mamiit C.
Calleri A.
7-656-4
Coria G.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-4
Delgado R.
Sa A.
6-47-5
Kuerten G.
Etlis G.
7-656-1
R16
Hrbaty D.
Vahaly B.
4-66-26-2
Sa A.
Bastl G.
6-17-5
Etlis G.
Meligeni F.
6-17-63
Kuerten G.
Washington M.
6-07-5
Delgado R.
Zabaleta M.
6-27-5
Mamiit C.
Schalken S.
6-37-66
Calleri A.
Spadea V.
7-617-5
Coria G.
Horna L.
6-46-1
R32
Meligeni F.
Kim A.
4-66-34-1
Mamiit C.
Melo D.
6-25-75-3
Etlis G.
Massu N.
2-66-46-4
Washington M.
Heuberger I.
6-736-26-4
Kuerten G.
Knowle J.
6-46-2
Zabaleta M.
Galvani S.
6-46-4
Delgado R.
Golmard J.
6-36-2
Bastl G.
Silva J.
6-42-66-3
Sa A.
Miranda I.
6-26-2
Hrbaty D.
Abel M.
7-646-3
Vahaly B.
Mello R.
6-16-4
Coria G.
Saretta F.
6-16-0
Schalken S.
Kohlmann M.
6-27-60
Spadea V.
Ancic M.
4-66-17-67
Horna L.
Robredo T.
6-16-3
Calleri A.
Simoni A.
3-66-36-3