Francisco Costa vs Oscar Hernandez, Birmingham Challenger 2003, Semifinal

Challenger · Semifinal · Clay

Final

Francisco Costa

LostRank #1528

Hernandez won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 24–6

Oscar Hernandez

WinnerRank #1759

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

183 m

Low

Head to head

0Costa

2Hernandez

2 meetings

Birmingham ChallengerSemifinal · 2003ClayThis match
Oscar Hernandez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Francisco Costa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Maia ChallengerSemifinal · 2002Clay
Oscar Hernandez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Francisco Costa
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

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

Oscar Hernandez3–3

HeraklionHard

LQualifying R1
Jacopo Bilardo
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷
Oscar Hernandez
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6²
Oscar Hernandez · Retired

HarareHard

LRound of 16
Tucker Vorster
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Oscar Hernandez
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2
WRound of 32
Oscar Hernandez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7
Lance Cohen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 5

HarareHard

LQuarterfinal
Tucker Vorster
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Oscar Hernandez
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 0
WRound of 16
Oscar Hernandez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Tinashe Chikanda
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3
WRound of 32
Oscar Hernandez
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Stefan Merunka
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2

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 Oscar Hernandez, Birmingham Challenger 2003, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research