David Sanchez vs German Puentes — Spain 1 Masters 2 Qualifying Round
Spain 1 Masters 2 · ITF · Qualifying Round
2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 5 January 1996 ·
clay
Sanchez D.7-5 6-4
Puentes G.
Sanchez D.
762
Puentes G.
540
David Sanchez defeated German Puentes 7-5 6-4 in the Spain 1 Masters 2 qualifying round on clay. The upset overturned the form book — German Puentes came in leading the head-to-head 7–4, but David Sanchez had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 9 on clay. David Sanchez narrowed the head-to-head to 7–5.
Key context
- Match story: David Sanchez edged German Puentes in two tight sets (7–5 6–4).
Head to head
4–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-02-04 | Spain 2 Masters 3 | SF | clay | German Puentes | 7-5 7-6(7) |
| 2000-01-10 | Spain 1 3 | SF | clay | German Puentes | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2000-01-10 | Spain 1 2 | F | clay | German Puentes | 5-7 6-4 6-4 |
| 1999-01-29 | Spain 2 Masters 3 | SF | clay | German Puentes | 6-7 7-5 6-1 |
| 1999-01-29 | Spain 2 Masters 4 | QF | clay | David Sanchez | 6-2 6-2 |
| 1999-01-02 | Spain 1 Masters 2 | R16 | clay | German Puentes | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-10-17 | Spain 9 Masters 4 | SF | clay | David Sanchez | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1997-10-17 | Spain 9 Masters 1 | QF | clay | David Sanchez | 6-2 6-2 |
| 1997-08-08 | Spain 7 Masters 3 | F | clay | German Puentes | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-01-03 | Spain 1 Masters 1 | R32 | clay | German Puentes | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1996-08-10 | Spain 7 Masters 4 | SF | clay | David Sanchez | 6-0 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 34). ATP, WTA & Challenger.