Mark Merklein vs Robert Samuelsson, Lexington Challenger 2000, Qualifying R1

Challenger · Qualifying R1 · Hard · Sat 29 Jul

Final

Mark Merklein

WinnerRank #1361

Merklein won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 16–1

Set 26–4

Robert Samuelsson

LostRank #1428

Venue

Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center

Lexington, USA· 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.

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Temperature

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Altitude

308 m

Moderate

Head to head

1Merklein

0Samuelsson

1 meeting

Lexington ChallengerQualifying R1 · 29 Jul 2000HardThis match
Mark Merklein
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Robert Samuelsson
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4

Form and path

Mark Merklein

No recent matches recorded.

Robert Samuelsson1–1

Tampere CHClay

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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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Mark Merklein vs Robert Samuelsson, Lexington Challenger 2000, Qualifying R1

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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