Andrei Pavel vs Albert Portas — St. Poelten Semi-final
St. Poelten · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 May 2000 ·
clay
Pavel A.2-6 6-3 6-2
Portas A.
Pavel A.
2662
Portas A.
6321
Andrei Pavel defeated Albert Portas 2-6 6-3 6-2 in the St. Poelten semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Portas came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Andrei Pavel narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Andrei Pavel dropped the opening set before beating Albert Portas 2–6 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-09 | Bucharest | R16 | clay | Andrei Pavel | 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2000-05-29 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Albert Portas | 6-2 7-6 6-1 |
| 1998-09-14 | Bucharest | QF | clay | Albert Portas | 2-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 1997-07-21 | Umag | R32 | clay | Albert Portas | 6-2 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.4
4.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.