Alberto Martin vs Potito Starace, Rome Masters 2005, Round of 32

Masters 1000 · Round of 32 · Clay · Wed 4 May

Final

Alberto Martin

WinnerRank #10231.6160%

Martin won in 3 sets · 1h 56m

2–1

Set 16–3

Set 23–6

Set 36–3

Potito Starace

LostRank #9432.4440%

Venue

Foro Italico

Rome, ITA· 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

2.3vs last year

Wind

16 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

72%

Humid

Temperature

22°C

Mild

Altitude

20 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

1h 56m

5Aces3

4Double faults1

55Service points won50

14Service games played13

11Service games won9

13Return games played14

7/1070%Break points saved67%8/12

4/1233%Break points converted30%3/10

Head to head

2Martin

5Starace

7 meetings

Clay 2–4Hard 0–1

Rome MastersRound of 32 · 4 May 2005ClayThis match
Alberto Martin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Potito Starace
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Lugano ChallengerSemifinal · 12 Jun 2010Clay
Potito Starace
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Alberto Martin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2
Prostejov ChallengerQuarterfinal · 4 Jun 2009Clay
Potito Starace
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Alberto Martin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Napoli ChallengerRound of 32 · 1 Apr 2008Clay
Potito Starace
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 4
Alberto Martin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6³Set 2: 0
Alberto Martin · Retired
Sunrise ChallengerRound of 16 · 15 Mar 2007Hard
Potito Starace
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Alberto Martin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 3
PoertschachRound of 32 · 22 May 2006Clay
Potito Starace
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7⁷
Alberto Martin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 6⁵

Match research

Pro

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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Alberto Martin vs Potito Starace, Rome Masters 2005, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research