Roman Valent vs Steve Darcis, Lille 2005, Final
Final score
Final
7-5 6-3Venue and conditions
Palais des Sports Saint-SauveurLille, FRA
Indoor hardCourt speedData unavailable
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 worksAltitude26 mSea level
Head to head
0Valent
1Darcis
1 meeting- LilleFinal · 2005HardThis matchSteve DarcisSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Roman ValentSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3
Form and path
Roman Valent3–3
Helsinki CHHard
Loughborough CHCarpet
Steve Darcis3–3
Australian OpenHard
Atp CupHard
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.