Ricardo Mello vs Thiago Alves, Salinas Challenger 2002, Semifinal

Challenger · Semifinal · Hard

Final

Ricardo Mello

WinnerRank #1018

Mello won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 26–2

Thiago Alves

LostRank #885

Venue

Salinas Yacht Club

Salinas, ECU· 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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No reading

Temperature

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No reading

Altitude

5 m

Sea level

Head to head

10Mello

2Alves

12 meetings

Hard 5–1Clay 5–1

Salinas ChallengerSemifinal · 2002HardThis match
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
Florianopolis ChallengerRound of 16 · 2 Mar 2012Clay
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 6
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 1
Sao Jose Do Rio Preto ChallengerSemifinal · 29 Oct 2011Clay
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
Campos Do Jordao ChallengerRound of 16 · 4 Aug 2011Hard
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²Set 2: 1
Bangkok 2 ChallengerRound of 16 · 22 Sept 2010Hard
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2
Ricardo Mello · Retired
Salvador ChallengerFinal · 21 Aug 2010Hard
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 4

Form and path

Ricardo Mello3–3

Sao PauloClay

LRound of 32
Martin Alund
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Sao Paulo CHHard

Rio De Janeiro CHClay

Thiago Alves2–4

Sao Jose Do Rio Preto CHClay

Sao Paulo 4 CHClay

LRound of 32
Rogerio Dutra Silva
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2

Campinas CHClay

LRound of 32
Guido Pella
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2

US OpenHard

LQualifying R1
Marc Gicquel
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Thiago Alves
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 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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Ricardo Mello vs Thiago Alves, Salinas Challenger 2002, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research