Jurgen Melzer vs Mariano Puerta — Houston Round of 32

Houston · ATP · Round of 32
AUT
Jurgen Melzer
45 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 April 2005
clay
ARG
Mariano Puerta
47 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Melzer J.
6-3 6-3
Puerta M.
Melzer J.
662
Puerta M.
33–

Jurgen Melzer defeated Mariano Puerta 6-3 6-3 in the Houston round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mariano Puerta came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jurgen Melzer claimed a first win over Mariano Puerta in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-09-22PalermoR32clayMariano Puerta6-2 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Melzer J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Puerta M.

Puerta M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Melzer 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
Melzer J.Puerta M.
1st serve in·Even
65%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
4.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 60). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Roddick A.
Grosjean S.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Roddick A.
Melzer J.
6-46-2
Grosjean S.
Lapentti N.
6-17-65
Quarter-finals
Grosjean S.
Agassi A.
4-66-16-2
Lapentti N.
Blake J.
6-41-67-63
Roddick A.
Horna L.
6-46-1
Melzer J.
Haas T.
2-66-26-4
R16
Melzer J.
Okun N.
2-66-27-5
Haas T.
Morrison J.
7-646-2
Roddick A.
Ginepri R.
7-666-4
Grosjean S.
Hernandez O.
6-45-76-2
Blake J.
Dupuis A.
6-46-1
Lapentti N.
Kim K.
7-616-2
Horna L.
Goldstein P.
6-16-777-5
Agassi A.
Calatrava A.
3-66-47-5
R32
Kim K.
Garcia A.
6-46-4
Morrison J.
Popp A.
6-37-64
Haas T.
Vliegen K.
6-37-5
Calatrava A.
Young D.
6-16-4
Hernandez O.
Bogomolov Jr A.
6-17-5
Okun N.
Mello R.
6-47-5
Melzer J.
Puerta M.
6-36-3
Ginepri R.
Fish M.
6-16-4
Goldstein P.
Vanek J.
6-17-64
Grosjean S.
Phau B.
4-66-37-5
Dupuis A.
Massu N.
6-46-0
Roddick A.
Boeker M.
6-26-3
Blake J.
Minar I.
6-27-5
Lapentti N.
Zib T.
6-36-2
Horna L.
Enqvist T.
6-46-3
Agassi A.
Tabara M.
6-27-65