Kenneth Carlsen vs Jurgen Melzer, Houston 2003, Round of 16
Final score
Final
5-7 6-3 6-4
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
2h 14m5Aces4
5Double faults6
51Service points won58
15Service games played16
9Service games won11
16Return games played15
4/1040%Break points saved58%7/12
5/1242%Break points converted60%6/10
Head to head
2Carlsen
1Melzer
3 meetingsClay 0–1Hard 1–0Carpet 1–0
- HoustonRound of 16 · 25 Apr 2003ClayThis matchJurgen MelzerSets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Kenneth CarlsenSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
- San JoseRound of 32 · 10 Feb 2004HardKenneth CarlsenSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Jurgen MelzerSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- MagdeburgQuarterfinal · 2002CarpetKenneth CarlsenSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Jurgen MelzerSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 66
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.