Fernando Meligeni vs Vincent Spadea, Houston 2003, Round of 16

ATP Intl Series · Round of 16 · Clay · Wed 23 Apr

Final

Fernando Meligeni

WinnerRank #6752.5038%Upset

Meligeni won in 3 sets · 2h 17m

2–1

Set 14–6

Set 27–6⁶

Set 36–3

Vincent Spadea

LostRank #14741.5063%

Venue

Westside Tennis Club

Houston, USA· Clay

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

Slow

3.4vs last year

Wind

31 km/h

Fresh

Humidity

84%

Humid

Temperature

26°C

Warm

Altitude

24 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

2h 17m

5Aces2

5Double faults5

62Service points won58

16Service games played15

11Service games won10

15Return games played16

9/1464%Break points saved44%4/9

5/956%Break points converted36%5/14

Head to head

3Meligeni

0Spadea

3 meetings

Clay 2–0Hard 1–0

HoustonRound of 16 · 23 Apr 2003ClayThis match
Fernando Meligeni
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁸Set 3: 6
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁶Set 3: 3
AcapulcoRound of 32 · 2002Clay
Fernando Meligeni
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 5
Long IslandRound of 64 · 2000Hard
Fernando Meligeni
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Vincent Spadea
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 3Set 3: 4

Form and path

Fernando Meligeni1–2

HoustonThis week

WRound of 32
Fernando Meligeni
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Justin Gimelstob
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4

CasablancaClay

Miami MastersHard

LRound of 64
James Blake
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Fernando Meligeni
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 2

Vincent Spadea

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Match research

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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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Fernando Meligeni vs Vincent Spadea, Houston 2003, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Form and path

Match research