Dick Norman vs Oliver Gross, Birmingham Challenger 2001, Round of 16

Challenger · Round of 16 · Clay

Final

Dick Norman

WinnerRank #882

Norman won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 16–2

Set 20–6

Set 36–2

Oliver Gross

LostRank #1535

Venue

Brook Highland Racquet Club

Birmingham, USA· Clay

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

Know how fast this court plays before the first serve

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

178 m

Low

Head to head

1Norman

1Gross

2 meetings

Clay 1–0Carpet 0–1

Birmingham ChallengerRound of 16 · 2001ClayThis match
Dick Norman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 0Set 3: 6
Oliver Gross
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 2
Heilbronn ChallengerRound of 32 · 2003Carpet
Oliver Gross
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6
Dick Norman
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 4

Form and path

Dick Norman2–4

Indian Wells MastersHard

LQualifying R1
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Dick Norman
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1

DubaiHard

DohaHard

LQualifying R1
Conor Niland
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Dick Norman
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²Set 2: 6⁴

Shanghai MastersHard

Oliver Gross3–3

FilippiadaHard

LQualifying R2
Pawel Turzanski
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Oliver Gross
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1
WQualifying R1
Oliver Gross
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1
Marios Tsirkas
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 0
Marios Tsirkas · Retired

TbilisiClay

WRound of 32
Oliver Gross
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 6
Alberto Brizzi
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 2

TbilisiClay

LRound of 16
Irakli Ushangishvili
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 7⁷
Oliver Gross
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6⁵
WRound of 32
Oliver Gross
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
David Kvernadze
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 1

KitzbuhelClay

LRound of 64
Andreas Vinciguerra
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Oliver Gross
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

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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Dick Norman vs Oliver Gross, Birmingham Challenger 2001, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research