Catalin Ionut Gard vs Robert Smeets, Pittsburgh 2005, Semifinal

FUTURES · Semifinal · Clay

Final

Catalin Ionut Gard

WinnerRank #1458

Gard won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 17–6⁵

Set 26–2

Robert Smeets

LostRank #1177

Venue

Mt. Lebanon Tennis Center

Mt. Lebanon, USA· 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

Know how fast this court plays before the first serve

See it with Pro

Wind

—

No reading

Humidity

—

No reading

Temperature

—

No reading

Altitude

325 m

Moderate

Head to head

1Gard

0Smeets

1 meeting

PittsburghSemifinal · 2005ClayThis match
Catalin Ionut Gard
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Robert Smeets
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 2

Form and path

Catalin Ionut Gard3–3

AtlantaHard

LQualifying R1
Stefan Kozlov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Catalin Ionut Gard
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 1

PaduaClay

LQualifying R3
Marcel Felder
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Catalin Ionut Gard
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
WQualifying R2
Catalin Ionut Gard
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicola Vidal
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3

PlovdivClay

Robert Smeets3–3

Caloundra CHHard

LQualifying R1
Isaac Frost
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Robert Smeets
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 2

KalgoorlieHard

LQuarterfinal
John Millman
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6
Robert Smeets
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 1
WRound of 16
Robert Smeets
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jarryd Maher
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1
WRound of 32
Robert Smeets
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 6
Jason Kubler
Sets won: 1Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 1

EsperanceHard

LSemifinal
Matthew Ebden
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7¹⁰Set 2: 6
Robert Smeets
Sets won: 0Set 1: 6⁸Set 2: 3
WQuarterfinal
Robert Smeets
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Brydan Klein
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1

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.

Get the edge with Pro

Catalin Ionut Gard vs Robert Smeets, Pittsburgh 2005, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research