Gustavo Kuerten vs Mark Philippoussis, Paris Masters 2000, Semifinal

Masters 1000 · Semifinal · Carpet

Final

Gustavo Kuerten

LostRank #1132

Philippoussis won in 2 sets · 1h 53m

0–2

Set 16–7⁵

Set 26–7¹¹

Mark Philippoussis

WinnerRank #1115

Venue

Accor Arena

Paris, FRA· Carpet

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

Altitude

48 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

1h 53m

12Aces11

3Double faults3

63Service points won60

12Service games played12

12Service games won12

12Return games played12

1/1100%Break points saved0/0

0/0Break points converted0%0/1

Head to head

2Kuerten

2Philippoussis

4 meetings

Carpet 1–1Hard 0–1Clay 1–0

Paris MastersSemifinal · 2000CarpetThis match
Mark Philippoussis
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7¹³
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6¹¹
Paris MastersRound of 32 · 29 Oct 2003Carpet
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 7¹³Set 3: 7⁷
Mark Philippoussis
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6¹¹Set 3: 6¹
Los AngelesQuarterfinal · 2 Aug 2003Hard
Mark Philippoussis
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7⁷
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵
Rome MastersRound of 32 · 2000Clay
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mark Philippoussis
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2

Form and path

Gustavo Kuerten1–5

Roland GarrosClay

LRound of 128
Paul Henri Mathieu
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4Set 3: 2

Monte Carlo MastersClay

LRound of 64
Ivan Ljubicic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2

Florianopolis CHClay

Miami MastersHard

LRound of 128
Sebastien Grosjean
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 5

Costa Do SauipeClay

LRound of 32
Carlos Berlocq
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 1

Mark Philippoussis3–3

NewportGrass

LQualifying R1
Eric Quigley
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Mark Philippoussis
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 6⁴

Dallas CHHard

LRound of 32
Michael Yani
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mark Philippoussis
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Maui CHHard

Calabasas CHHard

Match research

Pro

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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Gustavo Kuerten vs Mark Philippoussis, Paris Masters 2000, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research