Cedric Pioline vs Martin Verkerk, Basel 2002, Qualifying R3

ATP Intl Series · Qualifying R3 · Carpet · Mon 21 Oct

Final

Cedric Pioline

WinnerRank #750

Pioline won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 16–1

Set 23–6

Set 36–1

Martin Verkerk

LostRank #984

Venue

St. Jakobshalle

Basel, SUI· Carpet

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

Fast

2.2vs last year

Altitude

263 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Head to head

1Pioline

0Verkerk

1 meeting

BaselQualifying R3 · 21 Oct 2002CarpetThis match
Cedric Pioline
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Martin Verkerk
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 1

Form and path

Cedric Pioline0–3

BaselThis week

US OpenHard

LQualifying R1
Marco Chiudinelli
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 5
Cedric Pioline
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 0
Cedric Pioline · Retired

Cincinnati MastersHard

LQualifying R1
Wayne Arthurs
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁹Set 2: 6³Set 3: 6
Cedric Pioline
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁷Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 4

GstaadClay

LQualifying R2
Rogier Wassen
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
Cedric Pioline
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 4

Martin Verkerk

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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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Cedric Pioline vs Martin Verkerk, Basel 2002, Qualifying R3

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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