Stefan Koubek vs Mariano Zabaleta — Bucharest Round of 32

Bucharest · ATP · Round of 32
AUT
Stefan Koubek
49 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 September 2006
clay
ARG
Mariano Zabaleta
48 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLWL
Koubek S.
4-6 6-4 6-3
Zabaleta M.
Koubek S.
4662
Zabaleta M.
6431

Stefan Koubek defeated Mariano Zabaleta 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the Bucharest round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mariano Zabaleta came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Stefan Koubek narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-01-06AucklandQFhardMariano Zabaleta6-2 6-1
2002-10-21St. PetersburgR32carpetMariano Zabaleta3-6 6-2 6-4
1998-09-14BournemouthR32clayStefan Koubek6-1 5-7 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Koubek S.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Zabaleta M.

Zabaleta M.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Koubek S.

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
Koubek S.Zabaleta M.
1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Even
3.9
4.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (104 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Melzer J.
Volandri F.
6-17-5
Semi-finals
Melzer J.
Mathieu P.
6-4
Volandri F.
Serra F.
7-666-4
Quarter-finals
Mathieu P.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-16-4
Serra F.
Mayer F.
6-37-65
Volandri F.
Moya C.
6-36-3
Melzer J.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-46-2
R16
Melzer J.
Simon G.
3-66-36-4
Mathieu P.
Crivoi V.
6-16-1
Garcia Lopez G.
Tursunov D.
6-23-67-63
Serra F.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-46-1
Mayer F.
Roitman S.
6-46-1
Moya C.
Pavel A.
6-47-65
Volandri F.
Koubek S.
3-66-26-2
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Rochus C.
3-66-36-1
R32
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
Ionita V.
6-46-4
Tursunov D.
Waske A.
1-67-646-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Montanes A.
3-67-56-1
Crivoi V.
Massa E.
7-54-66-4
Mathieu P.
Greul S.
6-16-1
Simon G.
Monaco J.
7-53-66-3
Melzer J.
Mertinak M.
5-76-27-5
Rochus C.
Dolgopolov A.
6-27-65
Volandri F.
Vagnozzi S.
3-66-26-2
Koubek S.
Zabaleta M.
4-66-46-3
Pavel A.
Pashanski B.
6-36-1
Serra F.
Aranguren J.
6-16-0
Moya C.
Horna L.
6-747-637-5
Mayer F.
Starace P.
6-26-3
Roitman S.
Di Mauro A.
6-36-2
Vassallo Arguello M.
Sabau R.
6-31-66-3