Mariano Zabaleta vs Gaston Gaudio — Bastad Final
Bastad · ATP · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 July 2004
clay
Zabaleta M.6-1 4-6 7-6
Gaudio G.
Zabaleta M.
64772
Gaudio G.
16641
Mariano Zabaleta defeated Gaston Gaudio 6-1 4-6 7-6 in the Bastad final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gaston Gaudio came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, but Mariano Zabaleta had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on clay. Mariano Zabaleta narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Mariano Zabaleta came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 7–6.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07-17 | Stuttgart | R32 | grass | Mariano Zabaleta | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2005-07-25 | Kitzbuhel | SF | clay | Gaston Gaudio | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2005-07-18 | Stuttgart | QF | grass | Gaston Gaudio | 6-4 1-6 6-2 |
| 2001-02-19 | Buenos Aires | R32 | clay | Gaston Gaudio | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2000-05-15 | Hamburg Masters | R64 | clay | Mariano Zabaleta | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1999-09-27 | Bucharest | R32 | clay | Gaston Gaudio | 6-2 6-7(5) 3-1 RET |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
42%
Break points saved·Even
62%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (114 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
16°CDrizzle
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 81%
Draw
Final
Zabaleta M.
Gaudio G.
6-14-67-64
Quarter-finals
Gonzalez F.
Monaco J.
6-46-4
Zabaleta M.
Martin A.
6-16-2
Gaudio G.
Nadal R.
6-26-3
Soderling R.
Chela J.
6-36-756-2
R16
Zabaleta M.
Labadze I.
6-41-66-3
Monaco J.
Vliegen K.
5-76-46-1
Gonzalez F.
Nieminen J.
7-636-1
Soderling R.
Robredo T.
6-04-66-3
Nadal R.
Ventura S.
6-16-2
Gaudio G.
Patience O.
4-66-36-2
Martin A.
Volandri F.
5-76-16-4
Chela J.
Verdasco F.
6-47-5
R32
Patience O.
Gabashvili T.
6-34-67-61
Nadal R.
Vanek J.
4-66-46-3
Martin A.
Youzhny M.
7-56-3
Ventura S.
Bjorkman J.
6-26-2
Chela J.
Lopez M.
6-46-0
Verdasco F.
Johansson T.
6-16-4
Soderling R.
Pashanski B.
7-646-2
Robredo T.
Calleri A.
4-67-56-4
Gonzalez F.
Horna L.
6-36-2
Nieminen J.
Eleskovic E.
6-06-2
Vliegen K.
Di Pasquale A.
6-46-2
Monaco J.
Massu N.
4-66-36-2
Zabaleta M.
Johansson J.
6-46-3
Labadze I.
Hellstrom M.
4-66-06-0
Volandri F.
Canas G.
4-67-616-4
Gaudio G.
Davydenko N.
6-36-1