Mark Knowles vs Denis Golovanov, Halle 2001, Qualifying R1

Final

Mark Knowles

WinnerATP: 1412

Knowles won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 15–7

Set 26–4

Set 36–1

Denis Golovanov

LostATP: 1017

OWL ARENAHalle, GER

Grass

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

2.0105.9Fast

ConditionsHistorical daily weather

15°CMild

8km/hLight

66%Moderate

123mLow

Head to head

1Knowles

0Golovanov

1 meeting

HalleQualifying R1 · 9 Jun 2001GrassThis match
Mark Knowles
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Denis Golovanov
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 1

Form and path

Mark Knowles1–3

MallorcaClay

LQualifying R1
Stefano Tarallo
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Mark Knowles
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 5

DohaHard

LQualifying R1
Dick Norman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Mark Knowles
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 1Set 3: 4

StockholmHard

Denis Golovanov

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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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Mark Knowles vs Denis Golovanov, Halle 2001, Qualifying R1

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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