Francisco Costa vs Kristian Pless, Furth 2001, Round of 16
Final score
Final
7-5 6-4Venue and conditions
TV 1860 Furth (Franken Challenge / Schickedanz Open)Furth, GER
ClayCourt speed92.1Slow
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 worksVenue average
ConditionsForecast not yet available
Head to head
0Costa
1Pless
1 meeting- FurthRound of 16 · 2001ClayThis matchKristian PlessSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Francisco CostaSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
Form and path
Francisco Costa1–5
DüsseldorfClay
- LRound of 32Artemon Apostu EfremovSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Francisco CostaSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Oberstaufen CHClay
Kosice CHClay
Kristian Pless2–4
Bogota 3 CHClay
Seville CHClay
Match research
ProEverything 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.