Fabrice Santoro vs Roger Federer, Rotterdam 2003, Round of 16

ATP Intl Gold · Round of 16 · Hard · Thu 20 Feb

Final

Fabrice Santoro

LostRank #1423.0031%

Federer won in 2 sets · 58m

0–2

Set 10–6

Set 24–6

Roger Federer

WinnerRank #971.3669%

Venue

Rotterdam Ahoy

Rotterdam, NED· 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

Fast

2.3vs last year

Altitude

4 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

58m

2Aces1

0Double faults2

24Service points won32

8Service games played8

4Service games won8

8Return games played8

1/520%Break points saved0/0

0/0Break points converted80%4/5

Head to head

1Santoro

8Federer

9 meetings

RotterdamRound of 16 · 20 Feb 2003HardThis match
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Fabrice Santoro
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 4
Australian OpenRound of 64 · 17 Jan 2008Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Fabrice Santoro
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2Set 3: 0
DohaRound of 16 · 4 Jan 2006Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7⁷
Fabrice Santoro
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²Set 2: 6⁵
US OpenRound of 64 · 2 Sept 2005Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Set 3: 7⁷
Fabrice Santoro
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 5Set 3: 6²
Australian OpenRound of 128 · 17 Jan 2005Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Fabrice Santoro
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1Set 3: 2
US OpenRound of 32 · 4 Sept 2004Hard
Roger Federer
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 7⁹
Fabrice Santoro
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 4Set 3: 6⁷

Match research

Pro

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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Fabrice Santoro vs Roger Federer, Rotterdam 2003, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research