Andrew Ilie vs Kristian Pless, Sydney 2003, Qualifying R2

ATP Intl Series · Qualifying R2 · Hard · Sun 5 Jan

Final

Andrew Ilie

LostRank #856

Pless won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 16–7⁷

Set 24–6

Kristian Pless

WinnerRank #939

Venue

Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre

Sydney Olympic Park, AUS· 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

Average

2.9vs last year

Wind

21 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

73%

Humid

Temperature

26°C

Warm

Altitude

6 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Head to head

0Ilie

1Pless

1 meeting

SydneyQualifying R2 · 5 Jan 2003HardThis match
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁹Set 2: 6
Andrew Ilie
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁷Set 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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Andrew Ilie vs Kristian Pless, Sydney 2003, Qualifying R2

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Match research