Albert Montanes vs Nicolas Almagro, Barcelona 2004, Round of 32
Final score
Final
Montanes won in 3 sets · 1h 39m
2–1
Set 13–6
Set 26–2
Set 36–2
Venue and conditions
Real Club de Tenis Barcelona 1899Barcelona, ESP
ClayCourt speed3.2 vs last year96.6Slow
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 worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Match stats
1h 39m6Aces10
0Double faults5
48Service points won54
12Service games played13
10Service games won8
13Return games played12
4/667%Break points saved69%11/16
5/1631%Break points converted33%2/6
Head to head
5Montanes
3Almagro
8 meetingsClay 4–2Hard 1–1
- BarcelonaRound of 32 · 27 Apr 2004ClayThis matchAlbert MontanesSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Nicolas AlmagroSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 2
- Buenos AiresRound of 32 · 8 Feb 2016ClayNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Albert MontanesSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
- Cincinnati MastersRound of 64 · 16 Aug 2011HardNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Albert MontanesSets won: 0Set 1: 65Set 2: 4
- Indian Wells MastersRound of 32 · 14 Mar 2011HardAlbert MontanesSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Nicolas AlmagroSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 4
- Monte Carlo MastersRound of 64 · 14 Apr 2009ClayAlbert MontanesSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 7Nicolas AlmagroSets won: 1Set 1: 66Set 2: 6Set 3: 65
- AcapulcoQuarterfinal · 3 Mar 2006ClayNicolas AlmagroSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Albert MontanesSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 0
Match research
ProEverything 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.