Rainer Schuettler vs David Nalbandian, Basel 2004, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
Nalbandian won in 3 sets · 2h 14m
1–2
Set 16–4
Set 26–75
Set 33–6
Venue and conditions
St. JakobshalleBasel, SUI
CarpetCourt speed0.7 vs last year105.9Fast
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 worksAltitude263 mLow
Match stats
2h 14m6Aces2
5Double faults5
48Service points won63
15Service games played16
9Service games won10
16Return games played15
1/714%Break points saved50%6/12
6/1250%Break points converted86%6/7
Head to head
4Schuettler
6Nalbandian
10 meetingsCarpet 1–1Grass 1–0Hard 2–2Clay 0–3
- BaselQuarterfinal · 29 Oct 2004CarpetThis matchDavid NalbandianSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Rainer SchuettlerSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 65Set 3: 3
- HalleRound of 32 · 7 Jun 2005GrassRainer SchuettlerSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6David NalbandianSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
- MarseilleRound of 32 · 9 Feb 2005HardDavid NalbandianSets won: 2Set 1: 62Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Rainer SchuettlerSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 5
- Canada MastersSemifinal · 10 Aug 2003HardDavid NalbandianSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Rainer SchuettlerSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 2
- Australian OpenQuarterfinal · 22 Jan 2003HardRainer SchuettlerSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6Set 4: 6David NalbandianSets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 1Set 4: 0
- DusseldorfRound robin · 2003ClayDavid NalbandianSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Rainer SchuettlerSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 5
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.