Victor Hanescu vs Robin Soderling, Rome Challenger 2003, Quarterfinal

Challenger · Quarterfinal · Clay

Final

Victor Hanescu

WinnerRank #1025

Hanescu won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 16–7⁴

Set 26–3

Set 36–0

Robin Soderling

LostRank #195

Venue

Tennis Club Garden

Rome, ITA· 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

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

63 m

Low

Head to head

2Hanescu

3Soderling

5 meetings

Clay 1–0Hard 1–2Carpet 0–1

Rome ChallengerQuarterfinal · 2003ClayThis match
Victor Hanescu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁴Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Robin Soderling
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 3Set 3: 0
Shanghai MastersRound of 64 · 13 Oct 2009Hard
Robin Soderling
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Victor Hanescu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
MemphisRound of 16 · 28 Feb 2008Hard
Robin Soderling
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Victor Hanescu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 1
ScottsdaleRound of 16 · 5 Mar 2004Hard
Victor Hanescu
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 6
Robin Soderling
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3
Milan ChallengerRound of 32 · 2002Carpet
Robin Soderling
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Victor Hanescu
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6³

Form and path

Victor Hanescu4–2

Indian Wells MastersHard

LQualifying R1
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 0Set 3: 6
Victor Hanescu
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 1

PlantationClay

Robin Soderling5–1

BastadClay

WimbledonGrass

Match research

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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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Victor Hanescu vs Robin Soderling, Rome Challenger 2003, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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