Gustavo Kuerten vs Mark Philippoussis, Paris Masters 2003, Round of 32

Masters 1000 · Round of 32 · Carpet · Wed 29 Oct

Final

Gustavo Kuerten

WinnerRank #11321.7354%

Kuerten won in 3 sets · 2h 6m

2–1

Set 16–7⁵

Set 27–6¹¹

Set 37–6¹

Mark Philippoussis

LostRank #11152.0046%

Venue

Accor Arena

Paris, FRA· Carpet

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

Very fast

vs last year

Altitude

48 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

2h 6m

19Aces31

3Double faults8

90Service points won86

18Service games played18

18Service games won18

18Return games played18

0/0Break points saved0/0

0/0Break points converted0/0

Head to head

2Kuerten

2Philippoussis

4 meetings

Carpet 1–1Hard 0–1Clay 1–0

Paris MastersRound of 32 · 29 Oct 2003CarpetThis match
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 7¹³Set 3: 7⁷
Mark Philippoussis
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6¹¹Set 3: 6¹
Los AngelesQuarterfinal · 2 Aug 2003Hard
Mark Philippoussis
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 7⁷
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6⁵
Paris MastersSemifinal · 2000Carpet
Mark Philippoussis
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 7¹³
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6¹¹
Rome MastersRound of 32 · 2000Clay
Gustavo Kuerten
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Mark Philippoussis
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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Gustavo Kuerten vs Mark Philippoussis, Paris Masters 2003, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research