Rafael Nadal vs Gaston Gaudio — Stuttgart Final
Stuttgart · ATP · Final
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 July 2005 ·
grass
Nadal R.6-3 6-3 6-4
Gaudio G.
Nadal R.
6663
Gaudio G.
3340
Rafael Nadal defeated Gaston Gaudio 6-3 6-3 6-4 in the Stuttgart final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Gaston Gaudio came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's final. Rafael Nadal narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Rafael Nadal closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-04-17 | Monte Carlo Masters | SF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 5-7 6-1 6-1 |
| 2005-04-11 | Monte Carlo Masters | QF | clay | Rafael Nadal | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2005-02-07 | Buenos Aires | QF | clay | Gaston Gaudio | 0-6 6-0 6-1 |
| 2004-07-05 | Bastad | QF | clay | Gaston Gaudio | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2003-05-15 | Hamburg | R16 | clay | Gaston Gaudio | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2003-05-12 | Hamburg Masters | R16 | clay | Gaston Gaudio | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
56%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.5
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 148). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast