Ricardo Mello vs Kristian Pless, San Antonio Challenger 2002, Quarterfinal

Challenger · Quarterfinal · Hard

Final

Ricardo Mello

LostRank #1018

Pless won in 3 sets

1–2

Set 16–1

Set 23–6

Set 35–7

Kristian Pless

WinnerRank #939

Venue

McFarlin Tennis Center

San Antonio, 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

222 m

Low

Head to head

0Mello

4Pless

4 meetings

Hard 0–3Clay 0–1

San Antonio ChallengerQuarterfinal · 2002HardThis match
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 5
Belo Horizonte ChallengerRound of 16 · 29 Jul 2009Hard
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 1Set 3: 6
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Dallas ChallengerRound of 32 · 28 Jan 2008Hard
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 5Set 3: 4
Rio De Janeiro ChallengerFinal · 2001Clay
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1

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

Kristian Pless2–4

Bogota 3 CHClay

Cali CHClay

LRound of 32
Andre Begemann
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 4

Seville CHClay

LRound of 32
Guillermo Olaso
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 2

Freudenstadt CHClay

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 Kristian Pless, San Antonio Challenger 2002, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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