Martin Verkerk vs Simon Greul, Auckland 2003, Qualifying R2

Final

Martin Verkerk

WinnerATP: 984

Verkerk won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 16–3

Set 26–2

Simon Greul

LostATP: 563

ASB Tennis ArenaAuckland, NZL

Outdoor hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

How court speed works

0.9101.5Average

ConditionsHistorical daily weather

24°CWarm

15km/hGentle

82%Humid

8mSea level

Head to head

1Verkerk

1Greul

2 meetings

Hard 1–0Clay 0–1

AucklandQualifying R2 · 5 Jan 2003HardThis match
Martin Verkerk
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Simon Greul
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
AschaffenburgFinal · 2001Clay
Simon Greul
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Martin Verkerk
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 2

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Martin Verkerk vs Simon Greul, Auckland 2003, Qualifying R2

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Match research