Daniel Melo vs Kristian Pless, US Open 2000, Qualifying R1

Grand Slam · Qualifying R1 · Hard · Wed 23 Aug

Final

Daniel Melo

LostRank #1516

Pless won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 24–6

Kristian Pless

WinnerRank #939

Venue

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

Flushing, 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.

How court speed works

Fast

Wind

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No reading

Humidity

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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Head to head

1Melo

2Pless

3 meetings

Hard 1–1Clay 0–1

US OpenQualifying R1 · 23 Aug 2000HardThis match
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Daniel Melo
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Maia ChallengerQuarterfinal · 2001Clay
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Daniel Melo
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 4
Salinas ChallengerRound of 16 · 2001Hard
Daniel Melo
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 3
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 1
Kristian Pless · Retired

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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Daniel Melo vs Kristian Pless, US Open 2000, Qualifying R1

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Match research