Starace v Chela
ATP Tour career
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Juan Ignacio Chela takes it, 10–3 on categories
Ignacio Chela wins on aces. Starace’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. ATP Tour career: Starace 339 matches, Ignacio Chela 588 matches.
- Starace has the better first serve in %: 72.3 to Ignacio Chela’s 60.3.
- Starace averages 1.4 double faults a match to Ignacio Chela’s 2.8.
- Ignacio Chela averages 3.0 aces a match to Starace’s 2.5 (22% more).
- Winners’ edge: Ignacio Chela’s team won 54%, Starace’s team won 43% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Ignacio Chela has 588 matches across 14 seasons, Starace 339 in 12 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
- –Titlesper game0.07 total · best 1
- 72.3First serve in %60.3
- 65.6First-serve points won %67.8
- 61.1Break points saved %58.3
- 36.4Return points won %40.4
- 2.5843 total · best 14Acesper game3.01,788 total · best 14
- 11.63,922 total · best 27
Head to head
47 matches
since 20053
since 20053
- Clay · 5 matchesStarace 4Chela 1
- Hard · 2 matchesStarace 0Chela 2
- Grand Slams · 1 matchStarace 0Chela 1
Last meetings
- 25 July 2011 · Umag · Round of 16 · ClayStarace won 6-4 4-6 7-5
- 26 July 2010 · Umag · Semifinal · ClayStarace won 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2
- 23 Apr 2007 · Barcelona · Round of 16 · ClayStarace won 6-4 7-6(10)
- 15 Jan 2007 · Australian Open · Round of 128 · HardChela won 7-6(5) 6-4 6-4
- 20 Feb 2006 · Costa do Sauipe · Round of 16 · ClayChela won 6-4 7-5
- 13 Feb 2006 · Buenos Aires · Round of 16 · ClayStarace won 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2
- 10 Jan 2005 · Auckland · Quarterfinal · HardChela won 6-1 7-6(5)
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest.
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