Fabrice Santoro vs Juan Carlos Ferrero, Australian Open 2003, Round of 32
Final score
Final
Ferrero won in 5 sets · 3h 34m
2–3
Set 16–4
Set 23–6
Set 36–4
Set 42–6
Set 55–7
Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.3 vs last year98.3Average
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
3h 34m10Aces11
14Double faults5
112Service points won90
25Service games played24
19Service games won21
24Return games played25
20/2677%Break points saved40%2/5
3/560%Break points converted23%6/26
Head to head
2Santoro
5Ferrero
7 meetingsHard 2–2Grass 0–1Carpet 0–1Clay 0–1
- Australian OpenRound of 32 · 17 Jan 2003HardThis matchJuan Carlos FerreroSets won: 3Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4Set 4: 6Set 5: 7Fabrice SantoroSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Set 4: 2Set 5: 5
- US OpenRound of 128 · 2 Sept 2009HardJuan Carlos FerreroSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Fabrice SantoroSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3Set 3: 3
- WimbledonRound of 64 · 25 Jun 2009GrassJuan Carlos FerreroSets won: 3Set 1: 61Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Set 4: 6Fabrice SantoroSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 4Set 4: 3
- Australian OpenRound of 128 · 19 Jan 2009HardFabrice SantoroSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 65Set 4: 6Juan Carlos FerreroSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 2Set 3: 7Set 4: 2
- Canada MastersRound of 64 · 26 Jul 2004HardFabrice SantoroSets won: 0Set 1: 3Juan Carlos FerreroSets won: 0Set 1: 2
Juan Carlos Ferrero · Retired
- Paris MastersQuarterfinal · 2000CarpetJuan Carlos FerreroSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 610Set 3: 7Fabrice SantoroSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 5
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.