Mariano Zabaleta vs Felix Mantilla — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2000 ·
hard
Zabaleta M.6-1 5-7 6-3 7-6
Mantilla F.
Zabaleta M.
65673
Mantilla F.
17361
Mariano Zabaleta defeated Felix Mantilla 6-1 5-7 6-3 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Felix Mantilla came in leading the head-to-head 6–4, defending last year's round of 128. Mariano Zabaleta narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.
Key context
- Match story: Mariano Zabaleta came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 5–7 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
4–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05-03 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Mariano Zabaleta | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2003-01-13 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Felix Mantilla | 4-6 7-5 6-3 4-6 6-4 |
| 2001-09-24 | Palermo | QF | clay | Felix Mantilla | 6-0 2-0 |
| 2001-01-08 | Auckland | R32 | hard | Mariano Zabaleta | 7-5 7-5 |
| 1999-05-10 | Rome Masters | R64 | clay | Felix Mantilla | 6-1 |
| 1998-11-09 | Santiago | R32 | clay | Felix Mantilla | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1998-08-03 | Amsterdam | R32 | clay | Mariano Zabaleta | 7-6 6-2 |
| 1996-09-09 | Bournemouth | R16 | clay | Mariano Zabaleta | 6-2 2-6 6-4 |
| 1996-08-12 | Umag | R16 | clay | Felix Mantilla | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1996-08-05 | San Marino | R32 | clay | Felix Mantilla | 6-2 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.8
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast