Vincent Spadea vs James Blake, Houston Challenger 2001, Final

Challenger · Final · Hard

Final

Vincent Spadea

WinnerRank #1474

Spadea won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 16–2

Set 26–7³

Set 36–2

James Blake

LostRank #1020

Venue

Raveneaux Country Club

Spring, 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

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

36 m

Sea level

Head to head

7Spadea

5Blake

12 meetings

Hard 6–5Grass 1–0

Houston ChallengerFinal · 2001HardThis match
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6³Set 3: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 2
San JoseRound of 32 · 11 Feb 2009Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
Los AngelesQuarterfinal · 20 Jul 2007Hard
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²Set 2: 4
ScottsdaleQuarterfinal · 26 Feb 2005Hard
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 1
San JoseRound of 16 · 9 Feb 2005Hard
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 0
Delray BeachRound of 16 · 17 Sept 2004Hard
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1

Form and path

Vincent Spadea1–5

NewportGrass

LQualifying R1
Santiago Gonzalez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 3

DavisHard

LRound of 16
Chris Wettengel
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6²Set 2: 6Set 3: 5
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 0Set 3: 4
Vincent Spadea · Retired
WRound of 32
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Aaron Yovan
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 4

Carson CHHard

LQualifying R1
Michael Venus
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 1

Indian Wells MastersHard

LQualifying R1
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 0

Delray BeachHard

LRound of 32
Santiago Giraldo
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3

James Blake2–4

US OpenHard

LRound of 128
Ivo Karlovic
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6²Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Set 4: 7⁷Set 5: 7⁷
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 6²Set 5: 6²

Winston-SalemHard

Cincinnati MastersHard

WashingtonHard

LRound of 64
Marinko Matosevic
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁸
James Blake
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 6⁶

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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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Vincent Spadea vs James Blake, Houston Challenger 2001, Final

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Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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