Eric Taino vs Alex Kim, Birmingham Challenger 2003, Semifinal

Challenger · Semifinal · Clay

Final

Eric Taino

LostRank #1105

Kim won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 12–6

Set 24–6

Alex Kim

WinnerRank #1138

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

2Taino

1Kim

3 meetings

Clay 0–1Hard 2–0

Birmingham ChallengerSemifinal · 2003ClayThis match
Alex Kim
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Eric Taino
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
MemphisQualifying R2 · 16 Feb 2003Hard
Eric Taino
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6²Set 3: 6
Alex Kim
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3
Joplin ChallengerRound of 32 · 2002Hard
Eric Taino
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Alex Kim
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 4

Form and path

Eric Taino1–5

Calabasas CHHard

LQualifying R1
Conor Niland
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Eric Taino
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2

Los AngelesHard

Carson CHHard

LQualifying R1
Colin Ebelthite
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Eric Taino
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 1

Indian Wells MastersHard

LQualifying R1
Teymuraz Gabashvili
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 2Set 3: 7⁷
Eric Taino
Sets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵

Champaign CHHard

LQualifying R2
Nikita Kryvonos
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Eric Taino
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1

Alex Kim3–3

Los AngelesHard

LQualifying R1
Rik De Voest
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Alex Kim
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3

Roland GarrosClay

Forest Hills CHClay

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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Eric Taino vs Alex Kim, Birmingham Challenger 2003, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research