Career 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 Too close to call — 8–5 on categories Gaudio wins on titles. Puerta’s case rests on aces. ATP Tour career: Puerta 239 matches, Gaudio 451 matches.
Gaudio has 8 titles (one every 25 matches) to Puerta’s 3 titles (one every 50 matches). Puerta averages 3.4 aces a match to Gaudio’s 2.7 (29% more). Winners’ edge: Gaudio’s team won 57%, Puerta’s team won 51% of the matches they played. Longevity: Gaudio has 451 matches across 12 seasons, Puerta 239 in 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here. Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, grand slam titles): those averages use only the games that logged them. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.0 3 total · best 1 Titlesper game 0.0 8 total · best 1
– Grand Slam titlesper game 0.0 1 total · best 1
65.1 First serve in % 62.0
68.8 First-serve points won % 67.0
60.1 Break points saved % 58.3
36.9 Return points won % 41.2
3.4 820 total · best 16
Head to head 1 6 matches since 1999 5
Clay · 5 matches Puerta 1 Gaudio 4 Carpet · 1 match Puerta 0 Gaudio 1 Finals · 1 match Puerta 0 Gaudio 1 Last meetings 14 Nov 2005 · Tennis Masters Cup · Round robin · Carpet Gaudio won 6-3 7-5 7 Feb 2005 · Buenos Aires · Final · Clay Gaudio won 6-4 6-4 17 Feb 2003 · Buenos Aires · Round of 32 · Clay Gaudio won 6-4 6-2 14 May 2001 · ATP Masters 1000 Hamburg · Round of 64 · Clay Gaudio won 6-2 6-3 28 Feb 2000 · Santiago · Semifinal · Clay Puerta won 3-6 6-4 6-2 10 May 1999 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome · Round of 64 · Clay Gaudio won 6-1 6-4 Last 10 games Titles, oldest to newest.
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