Juan Ignacio Chela vs Potito Starace — Auckland Quarter-final

Auckland · ATP · Quarter-final
ARG
Juan Ignacio Chela
46 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2005
hard
ITA
Potito Starace
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Chela J.
6-1 7-6
Starace P.
Chela J.
6772
Starace P.
165–

Juan Ignacio Chela defeated Potito Starace 6-1 7-6 in the Auckland quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Potito Starace came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Juan Ignacio Chela narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Juan Ignacio Chela came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-07-25UmagR16clayPotito Starace6-4 4-6 7-5
2010-07-26UmagSFclayPotito Starace6-7(4) 6-3 6-2
2007-04-23BarcelonaR16clayPotito Starace6-4 7-6(10)
2007-01-15Australian OpenR128hardJuan Ignacio Chela7-6(5) 6-4 6-4
2006-02-20Costa Do SauipeR16hardJuan Ignacio Chela6-4 7-5
2006-02-13Buenos AiresR16clayPotito Starace3-6 7-6(4) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Chela J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Starace P.

Starace P.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Chela J.

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
Chela J.Starace P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
1.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Chela J.Starace P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
49
43
Break points saved·Slight edge
81
86
Break points won·Clear edge
57
38
Deciding sets·Slight edge
49
42
Tiebreaks·Even
45
47

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
20°CDrizzle
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 82%

Draw

Final
Gonzalez F.
Rochus O.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Gonzalez F.
Chela J.
6-46-2
Rochus O.
Hernych J.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Chela J.
Starace P.
6-17-65
Hernych J.
Acasuso J.
6-47-5
Gonzalez F.
Ginepri R.
6-36-4
Rochus O.
Coria G.
6-46-4
R16
Hernych J.
Martin A.
6-46-2
Coria G.
Saulnier C.
6-34-67-63
Ginepri R.
Spadea V.
7-56-3
Rochus O.
Luzzi F.
6-26-3
Starace P.
Sluiter R.
6-46-2
Chela J.
Mello R.
6-26-1
Gonzalez F.
Zabaleta M.
6-36-4
Acasuso J.
Hrbaty D.
7-656-3
R32
Rochus O.
Horna L.
6-36-1
Martin A.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-47-5
Hernych J.
Ferrero J.
6-716-16-3
Gonzalez F.
Blake J.
7-646-1
Zabaleta M.
Jones G.
6-06-2
Ginepri R.
Calleri A.
2-66-46-3
Hrbaty D.
Nadal R.
6-3
Acasuso J.
Benneteau J.
6-13-66-4
Saulnier C.
Muller G.
6-46-4
Luzzi F.
Monaco J.
6-46-4
Sluiter R.
Robredo T.
4-66-46-4
Starace P.
Nielsen M.
6-46-4
Mello R.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-1
Coria G.
Schalken S.
6-06-3
Spadea V.
Sanchez D.
6-06-0
Chela J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-2