Alberto Martin vs Albert Montanes, Valencia 2005, Round of 32
Final score
Final
Martin won in 3 sets · 2h 27m
2–1
Set 16–75
Set 26–4
Set 36–2
Venue and conditions
Club de Tenis ValenciaValencia, ESP
ClayCourt speed2.9 vs last year91.4Very slow
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
2h 27m3Aces2
3Double faults1
71Service points won59
15Service games played15
13Service games won10
15Return games played15
13/1587%Break points saved44%4/9
5/956%Break points converted13%2/15
Head to head
3Martin
3Montanes
6 meetingsClay 2–3Hard 1–0
- ValenciaRound of 32 · 5 Apr 2005ClayThis matchAlberto MartinSets won: 2Set 1: 65Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Albert MontanesSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 2
- MonzaFinal · 13 Apr 2008ClayAlbert MontanesSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Alberto MartinSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 61Set 3: 3
- AmersfoortRound of 32 · 18 Jul 2006ClayAlberto MartinSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Albert MontanesSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
- ValenciaSemifinal · 17 Apr 2004ClayAlbert MontanesSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Alberto MartinSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 2
- BarcelonaRound of 16 · 2004ClayAlbert MontanesSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Alberto MartinSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
- Long IslandRound of 64 · 2002HardAlberto MartinSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Albert MontanesSets won: 0Set 1: 62Set 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.