Andrei Pavel vs Albert Portas — Bucharest Round of 16
Bucharest · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 September 2002
clay
Pavel A.4-6 6-4 6-2
Portas A.
Pavel A.
4662
Portas A.
6421
Andrei Pavel defeated Albert Portas 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the Bucharest round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Portas came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 16. Andrei Pavel narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Andrei Pavel dropped the opening set before beating Albert Portas 4–6 6–4 6–2.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-05-29 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Albert Portas | 6-2 7-6(1) 6-1 |
| 2000-05-22 | St. Poelten | SF | clay | Andrei Pavel | 2-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 1998-09-14 | Bucharest | QF | clay | Albert Portas | 2-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 1997-07-21 | Umag | R32 | clay | Albert Portas | 6-2 7-5 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Pavel A.
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
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.5
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 110). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Acasuso J.
Squillari F.
6-17-64
Pavel A.
Giner J.
6-16-3
Sanchez D.
Blanco G.
6-16-3
Ferrer D.
Di Pasquale A.
6-36-1
R16
Acasuso J.
Hanescu V.
6-46-2
Di Pasquale A.
Kratochvil M.
7-56-1
Squillari F.
Vicente F.
7-665-76-1
Pavel A.
Portas A.
4-66-46-2
Giner J.
Labadze I.
6-36-2
Ferrer D.
Melzer J.
6-47-66
Blanco G.
Mantilla F.
6-14-66-2
Sanchez D.
Rochus C.
6-26-1
R32
Sanchez D.
Pioline C.
3-66-16-2
Hanescu V.
Balcells J.
7-631-1
Rochus C.
Trifu G.
7-55-5
Mantilla F.
Marin J.
7-56-2
Ferrer D.
Gaudenzi A.
4-66-16-0
Di Pasquale A.
Coutelot N.
6-26-1
Acasuso J.
Norman D.
6-36-2
Squillari F.
Vinciguerra A.
6-36-1
Vicente F.
Elsner D.
1-66-36-2
Labadze I.
Voinea A.
7-616-1
Giner J.
Krajan Z.
6-36-4
Portas A.
Moldovan I.
6-24-66-3
Pavel A.
Martin A.
6-16-3
Kratochvil M.
Lisnard J.
6-47-65
Blanco G.
Perez D.
7-666-0
Melzer J.
Montanes A.
6-46-4