Radek Stepanek vs Rafael Nadal, Barcelona 2005, Semifinal

ATP Intl Gold · Semifinal · Clay · Sat 23 Apr

Final

Radek Stepanek

LostRank #4928.5011%

Nadal won in 2 sets · 1h 20m

0–2

Set 15–7

Set 22–6

Rafael Nadal

WinnerRank #1731.0589%

Venue

Real Club de Tenis Barcelona 1899

Barcelona, ESP· Clay

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

Slow

0.7vs last year

Wind

15 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

78%

Humid

Temperature

18°C

Mild

Altitude

92 m

Low

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 20m

7Aces1

3Double faults0

36Service points won40

10Service games played10

7Service games won10

10Return games played10

2/540%Break points saved0/0

0/0Break points converted60%3/5

Head to head

0Stepanek

6Nadal

6 meetings

Clay 0–2Hard 0–3Grass 0–1

BarcelonaSemifinal · 23 Apr 2005ClayThis match
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2
Indian Wells MastersRound of 64 · 8 Mar 2014Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 5
Miami MastersRound of 32 · 25 Mar 2012Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
Queen's ClubRound of 16 · 9 Jun 2011Grass
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7Set 3: 1
Madrid MastersQuarterfinal · 21 Oct 2005Hard
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7¹¹Set 2: 6
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁹Set 2: 4
Rome MastersQuarterfinal · 6 May 2005Clay
Rafael Nadal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Radek Stepanek
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 1Set 3: 1

Match research

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Everything 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.

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Radek Stepanek vs Rafael Nadal, Barcelona 2005, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research