Matthew Smith vs Benedikt Stronk, Glasgow 2005, Semifinal

FUTURES · Semifinal · Hard

Final

Matthew Smith

WinnerRank #1402

Smith won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 16–1

Set 26–4

Benedikt Stronk

LostUnranked

Venue

Scotstoun Community Indoor Tennis Centre

Glasgow, GBR· Hard

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.

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Altitude

11 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Head to head

1Smith

0Stronk

1 meeting

GlasgowSemifinal · 2005HardThis match
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Benedikt Stronk
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4

Form and path

Matthew Smith3–3

AbidjanHard

LRound of 16
Matwe Middelkoop
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 6⁵
WRound of 32
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Hubert Holzler
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2

AbidjanHard

LRound of 16
Denys Molchanov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
WRound of 32
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Akre Francis Koffi
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 1

SheffieldHard

LRound of 16
Richard Bloomfield
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁵
WRound of 32
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Michal Pazicky
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 2

Benedikt Stronk1–5

EssenClay

LRound of 32
Martin Slanar
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Benedikt Stronk
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 5

WetzlarClay

LRound of 32
Paul Moggre
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Benedikt Stronk
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 2

KasselClay

LRound of 32
Martin Fischer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Benedikt Stronk
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 6⁴

Costa MesaHard

LRound of 32
Michael Venus
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Benedikt Stronk
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 4

ClaremontHard

LRound of 16
Sascha Kloer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Benedikt Stronk
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
WRound of 32
Benedikt Stronk
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jason Zimmermann
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4

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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Matthew Smith vs Benedikt Stronk, Glasgow 2005, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research