Mariano Zabaleta vs Stefan Koubek — St. Petersburg Round of 32
St. Petersburg · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 October 2002
carpet
Zabaleta M.3-6 6-2 6-4
Koubek S.
Zabaleta M.
3662
Koubek S.
6241
Mariano Zabaleta defeated Stefan Koubek 3-6 6-2 6-4 in the St. Petersburg round of 32 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Stefan Koubek came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Mariano Zabaleta narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Mariano Zabaleta dropped the opening set before beating Stefan Koubek 3–6 6–2 6–4.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-09-11 | Bucharest | R32 | clay | Stefan Koubek | 4-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2003-01-06 | Auckland | QF | hard | Mariano Zabaleta | 6-2 6-1 |
| 1998-09-14 | Bournemouth | R32 | clay | Stefan Koubek | 6-1 5-7 7-6(6) |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Zabaleta M.
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·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
3.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Kucera K.
Gaudio G.
2-66-46-3
Voltchkov V.
Kiefer N.
7-57-5
Youzhny M.
Pavel A.
6-16-3
Grosjean S.
Hrbaty D.
4-66-36-2
R16
Hrbaty D.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-617-5
Youzhny M.
Coria G.
6-43-66-4
Pavel A.
Ketola T.
6-26-4
Voltchkov V.
Safin M.
6-46-4
Kiefer N.
Mirnyi M.
6-37-5
Kucera K.
Agassi A.
6-46-4
Gaudio G.
Stoliarov A.
7-56-1
Grosjean S.
Zabaleta M.
6-36-1
R32
Gaudio G.
Shvec A.
7-57-5
Ketola T.
Martin A.
6-26-3
Coria G.
Ljubicic I.
6-26-3
Youzhny M.
El Aynaoui Y.
3-66-46-3
Kafelnikov Y.
Kohlmann M.
7-646-0
Hrbaty D.
Ulihrach B.
3-66-36-4
Zabaleta M.
Koubek S.
3-66-26-4
Grosjean S.
Sargsian S.
6-46-4
Stoliarov A.
Dupuis A.
7-53-67-62
Kucera K.
Lopez F.
6-766-36-2
Agassi A.
Stepanek R.
6-36-4
Pavel A.
Labadze I.
6-16-3
Mirnyi M.
Vacek J.
6-36-4
Kiefer N.
Levy H.
6-06-1
Voltchkov V.
Elgin M.
6-46-0
Safin M.
Saulnier C.
7-656-726-3