Jan Vacek vs Sjeng Schalken, Prague Challenger 2003, Semifinal

Challenger · Semifinal · Clay

Final

Jan Vacek

LostRank #1155

Schalken won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 21–6

Sjeng Schalken

WinnerRank #677

Venue

I. ČLTK Praha

Prague, CZE· 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

187 m

Low

Head to head

0Vacek

4Schalken

4 meetings

Clay 0–1Grass 0–2Hard 0–1

Prague ChallengerSemifinal · 2003ClayThis match
Sjeng Schalken
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jan Vacek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
WimbledonRound of 16 · 2002Grass
Sjeng Schalken
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Set 3: 7
Jan Vacek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 5Set 3: 5
Queen's ClubRound of 32 · 2002Grass
Sjeng Schalken
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jan Vacek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
StockholmQuarterfinal · 2001Hard
Sjeng Schalken
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Jan Vacek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 6³

Form and path

Jan Vacek3–3

Manchester CHGrass

LRound of 32
Sam Groth
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 7⁷
Jan Vacek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6⁵

WimbledonGrass

HalleGrass

Sjeng Schalken3–3

Bergamo CHCarpet

Granby CHHard

LRound of 32
John Paul Fruttero
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6³Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Sjeng Schalken
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 2Set 3: 5

IndianapolisHard

LRound of 64
Rajeev Ram
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7⁷
Sjeng Schalken
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 6¹

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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Jan Vacek vs Sjeng Schalken, Prague Challenger 2003, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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