Juan Balcells vs Mariano Puerta, Bucharest 2000, Round of 16

ATP Intl Series · Round of 16 · Clay

Final

Juan Balcells

WinnerRank #869

Balcells won in 2 sets · 1h 15m

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 26–4

Mariano Puerta

LostRank #1009

Venue

Arenele BNR

Bucharest, ROU· Clay

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

Very slow

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

76 m

Low

Match stats

1h 15m

8Aces2

4Double faults0

38Service points won37

10Service games played10

9Service games won7

10Return games played10

1/250%Break points saved25%1/4

3/475%Break points converted50%1/2

Head to head

1Balcells

0Puerta

1 meeting

BucharestRound of 16 · 2000ClayThis match
Juan Balcells
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mariano Puerta
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Form and path

Juan Balcells1–5

Barcelona CHClay

LQualifying R1
Haithem Abid
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Juan Balcells
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2

Seville CHClay

LRound of 32
Oscar Hernandez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Juan Balcells
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Freudenstadt CHClay

LRound of 32
Oscar Hernandez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Juan Balcells
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6⁵

Geneva CHClay

Hilversum CHClay

LRound of 32
Todd Larkham
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Juan Balcells
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

Mariano Puerta3–3

Lima CHClay

WRound of 32
Mariano Puerta
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Joao Souza
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 0

Guayaquil CHClay

Santiago 2 CHClay

Asuncion CHClay

LRound of 16
Gaston Gaudio
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mariano Puerta
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Match research

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Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Juan Balcells vs Mariano Puerta, Bucharest 2000, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research