Julian Knowle vs Kristian Pless, Chennai 2005, Qualifying R3

ATP Intl Series · Qualifying R3 · Hard · Mon 3 Jan

Final

Julian Knowle

WinnerRank #948

Knowle won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 16–4

Set 26–7¹⁰

Set 36–3

Kristian Pless

LostRank #939

Venue

SDAT Tennis Stadium

Chennai, IND· 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.

How court speed works

Average

1.5vs last year

Wind

15 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

71%

Humid

Temperature

28°C

Warm

Altitude

12 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Head to head

2Knowle

0Pless

2 meetings

Hard 1–0Grass 1–0

ChennaiQualifying R3 · 3 Jan 2005HardThis match
Julian Knowle
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6¹⁰Set 3: 6
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7¹²Set 3: 3
Bristol ChallengerSemifinal · 2000Grass
Julian Knowle
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2

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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Julian Knowle vs Kristian Pless, Chennai 2005, Qualifying R3

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Match research