Albert Costa vs Juan Ignacio Chela, Sydney 2003, Round of 32
Final score
Final
7-6(4) 6-1
Venue and conditions
Sydney Olympic Park Tennis CentreSydney Olympic Park, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed2.9 vs last year97.9Average
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 8m0Aces2
0Double faults3
32Service points won50
9Service games played10
6Service games won9
10Return games played9
1/425%Break points saved75%3/4
1/425%Break points converted75%3/4
Head to head
0Costa
3Chela
3 meetingsHard 0–2Clay 0–1
- SydneyRound of 32 · 7 Jan 2003HardThis matchJuan Ignacio ChelaSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Albert CostaSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 1
- AmersfoortFinal · 2002ClayJuan Ignacio ChelaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Albert CostaSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 64
- SydneyRound of 32 · 2002HardJuan Ignacio ChelaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Albert CostaSets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 62
Match research
ProEverything 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.