Michael Chang vs Mariano Puerta, Birmingham Challenger 2002, Round of 16

Challenger · Round of 16 · Clay

Final

Michael Chang

LostRank #1039

Puerta won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 22–6

Mariano Puerta

WinnerRank #1009

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

0Chang

2Puerta

2 meetings

Clay 0–1Carpet 0–1

Birmingham ChallengerRound of 16 · 2002ClayThis match
Mariano Puerta
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Michael Chang
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
LyonRound of 32 · 2000Carpet
Mariano Puerta
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Michael Chang
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 4

Form and path

Michael Chang1–5

US OpenHard

LRound of 128
Fernando Gonzalez
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 5Set 4: 6
Michael Chang
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 5Set 3: 7Set 4: 4

Long IslandHard

LRound of 32
Rik De Voest
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Michael Chang
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3

Cincinnati MastersHard

LRound of 64
Hicham Arazi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁹Set 3: 6
Michael Chang
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁷Set 3: 0

Los AngelesHard

IndianapolisHard

LRound of 64
Eric Taino
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Michael Chang
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 5

Mariano Puerta3–3

Lima CHClay

WRound of 32
Mariano Puerta
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Joao Souza
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 0

Guayaquil CHClay

Santiago 2 CHClay

Asuncion CHClay

LRound of 16
Gaston Gaudio
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mariano Puerta
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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Michael Chang vs Mariano Puerta, Birmingham Challenger 2002, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research