Andre Sa vs Ricardo Mello, Houston 2003, Round of 32
Final score
Final
7-6(2) 6-0
Venue and conditions
Westside Tennis ClubHouston, USA
ClayCourt speed3.4 vs last year95.1Slow
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 23m0Aces2
3Double faults2
27Service points won36
9Service games played9
3Service games won6
9Return games played9
3/933%Break points saved40%2/5
3/560%Break points converted67%6/9
Head to head
3Sa
4Mello
7 meetingsClay 1–2Hard 2–2
- HoustonRound of 32 · 22 Apr 2003ClayThis matchRicardo MelloSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Andre SaSets won: 0Set 1: 62Set 2: 0
- Belo HorizonteSemifinal · 5 Aug 2006HardAndre SaSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 62Set 3: 6Ricardo MelloSets won: 1Set 1: 63Set 2: 7Set 3: 3
- Sao Paulo 2Round of 16 · 15 Jul 2004HardAndre SaSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Ricardo MelloSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 5
- BermudaRound of 32 · 2003ClayRicardo MelloSets won: 2Set 1: 65Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Andre SaSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 1Set 3: 3
- MontevideoRound of 32 · 2001ClayAndre SaSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Ricardo MelloSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3
- Campos Do JordaoSemifinal · 2001HardRicardo MelloSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 67Set 3: 6Andre SaSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 4
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.