Takao Suzuki vs Kristian Pless, Australian Open 2005, Qualifying R3
Final score
Final
7-5 6-4Venue and conditions
Melbourne ParkMelbourne, AUS
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.9 vs last year99.7Average
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
5Aces2
1Double faults1
44Service points won40
11Service games played11
10Service games won8
11Return games played11
0/10%Break points saved50%3/6
3/650%Break points converted100%1/1
Head to head
1Suzuki
1Pless
2 meetings- Australian OpenQualifying R3 · 15 Jan 2005HardThis matchTakao SuzukiSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Kristian PlessSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 4
- GramadoRound of 16 · 4 Aug 2004HardKristian PlessSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Takao SuzukiSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
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.