Florent Serra vs Gilles Simon, Besancon Challenger 2004, Round of 32

Challenger · Round of 32 · Hard · Tue 2 Mar

Final

Florent Serra

LostRank #942

Simon won in 3 sets

1–2

Set 16–1

Set 24–6

Set 34–6

Gilles Simon

WinnerRank #464

Venue

Pôle Espoir du Trébignon (TSB Thise tennis), Thise

Besancon, FRA· Hard

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.

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Altitude

247 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Low

Head to head

1Serra

5Simon

6 meetings

Hard 1–3Clay 0–2

Besancon ChallengerRound of 32 · 2 Mar 2004HardThis match
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Florent Serra
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
BucharestQuarterfinal · 12 Sept 2008Clay
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Florent Serra
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
CasablancaRound of 32 · 19 May 2008Clay
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Florent Serra
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 7Set 3: 3
AdelaideRound robin · 4 Jan 2007Hard
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 1
Florent Serra
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 7Set 3: 1
Florent Serra · Retired
Miami MastersRound of 128 · 22 Mar 2006Hard
Florent Serra
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
Cincinnati MastersQualifying R2 · 14 Aug 2005Hard
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
Florent Serra
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3

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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Florent Serra vs Gilles Simon, Besancon Challenger 2004, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

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