Francisco Costa vs Kevin Kim, Birmingham Challenger 2003, Round of 16

Challenger · Round of 16 · Clay

Final

Francisco Costa

WinnerRank #1528

Costa won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 16–1

Set 26–4

Kevin Kim

LostRank #1213

Venue

Brook Highland Racquet Club

Birmingham, 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

Know how fast this court plays before the first serve

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Wind

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

178 m

Low

Head to head

1Costa

1Kim

2 meetings

Clay 1–0Hard 0–1

Birmingham ChallengerRound of 16 · 2003ClayThis match
Francisco Costa
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kevin Kim
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4
San Antonio ChallengerQuarterfinal · 26 Sept 2003Hard
Kevin Kim
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Francisco Costa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 1Set 3: 3

Form and path

Francisco Costa1–5

DüsseldorfClay

LRound of 32
Artemon Apostu Efremov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Francisco Costa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Oberstaufen CHClay

LRound of 32
Juan Pablo Guzman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Francisco Costa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2

Kosice CHClay

LRound of 32
Francesco Piccari
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Francisco Costa
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2

Furth CHClay

LQualifying R1
Didac Perez
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3
Francisco Costa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2
Francisco Costa · Retired

Ettlingen CHClay

Kevin Kim2–4

Bucaramanga CHClay

LRound of 32
Jordi Samper Montana
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kevin Kim
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3

Napa CHHard

Medellin CHClay

Winnetka CHHard

LQualifying R2
Drew B. Lied
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2
Kevin Kim
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1
Kevin Kim · Retired

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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Francisco Costa vs Kevin Kim, Birmingham Challenger 2003, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research