Rafael Nadal vs Gaston Gaudio — Stuttgart Final

Stuttgart · ATP · Final
ESP
Rafael Nadal
40 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 July 2005
grass
ARG
Gaston Gaudio
47 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Nadal R.
6-3 6-3 6-4
Gaudio G.
Nadal R.
6663
Gaudio G.
334–

Rafael Nadal defeated Gaston Gaudio 6-3 6-3 6-4 in the Stuttgart final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Gaston Gaudio came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's final. Rafael Nadal narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Rafael Nadal closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersSFclayRafael Nadal5-7 6-1 6-1
2005-04-11Monte Carlo MastersQFclayRafael Nadal6-3 6-0
2005-02-07Buenos AiresQFclayGaston Gaudio0-6 6-0 6-1
2004-07-05BastadQFclayGaston Gaudio6-2 6-3
2003-05-12Hamburg MastersR16clayGaston Gaudio6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Nadal R.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Gaudio G.

Gaudio G.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Nadal R.

Serve advantage — Nadal R.

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
Nadal R.Gaudio G.
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 150). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nadal R.Gaudio G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
97
49
Break points saved·Dominant
100
72
Break points won·Dominant
99
51
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
58
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
54

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

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Gaudio G.
6-36-36-4
Semi-finals
Gaudio G.
Davydenko N.
6-32-1
Nadal R.
Nieminen J.
6-27-5
Quarter-finals
Gaudio G.
Zabaleta M.
6-41-66-2
Nadal R.
Zib T.
6-26-1
Nieminen J.
Seppi A.
6-26-3
Davydenko N.
Berdych T.
6-46-2
R16
Zib T.
Monaco J.
6-47-64
Davydenko N.
Waske A.
7-636-3
Nieminen J.
Novak J.
2-66-27-68
Berdych T.
Schuettler R.
7-646-1
Gaudio G.
Mathieu P.
6-26-736-0
Zabaleta M.
Simon G.
7-636-1
Seppi A.
Robredo T.
7-52-66-1
Nadal R.
Verdasco F.
6-36-2
R32
Nieminen J.
Melzer J.
6-46-746-4
Waske A.
Acasuso J.
7-56-4
Davydenko N.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-46-1
Seppi A.
Martin A.
6-46-4
Simon G.
Volandri F.
6-32-66-4
Zabaleta M.
Rochus O.
4-66-26-3
Novak J.
Sabau R.
4-66-46-0
Nadal R.
Armando H.
6-16-2
Mathieu P.
Costa A.
6-36-4
Gaudio G.
Beck A.
6-36-3
Verdasco F.
Andreev I.
6-45-77-65
Robredo T.
Starace P.
6-746-36-2
Monaco J.
Ferrer D.
6-46-2
Zib T.
Pavel A.
5-76-36-1
Schuettler R.
Youzhny M.
7-56-3
Berdych T.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-641-66-3
R64
Costa A.
Blanco G.
6-46-4
Zabaleta M.
Thron A.
6-26-3
Nieminen J.
Burgsmuller L.
6-756-06-1
Seppi A.
Mayer F.
7-636-3
Starace P.
Monfils G.
6-26-3
Monaco J.
Summerer T.
6-16-4
Zib T.
Greul S.
4-67-676-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Brzezicki J.
3-66-36-3
Verdasco F.
Almagro N.
7-646-0
Armando H.
Kuerten G.
6-46-1
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Koubek S.
6-46-3
Beck A.
Di Mauro A.
6-46-3
Simon G.
Montanes A.
6-736-16-1
Sabau R.
Berlocq C.
6-26-2
Schuettler R.
Vicente F.
7-636-4
Waske A.
Haehnel J.
7-56-2