Jurgen Melzer vs Mardy Fish, Houston 2006, Final
Final score
Final
3-6 6-4 6-3
Venue and conditions
Westside Tennis ClubHouston, USA
ClayCourt speed5.7 vs last year92.6Slow
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
1h 52m1Aces6
3Double faults6
50Service points won56
14Service games played14
11Service games won12
14Return games played14
6/967%Break points saved67%4/6
2/633%Break points converted33%3/9
Head to head
4Melzer
1Fish
5 meetingsClay 2–1Hard 2–0
- HoustonFinal · 16 Apr 2006ClayThis matchMardy FishSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jurgen MelzerSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 3
- Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 12 May 2010ClayJurgen MelzerSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Mardy FishSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 4
- BrisbaneRound of 32 · 5 Jan 2009HardJurgen MelzerSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 7Mardy FishSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 64
- MetzQuarterfinal · 6 Oct 2006HardJurgen MelzerSets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 7Set 3: 7Mardy FishSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 5
- HoustonQuarterfinal · 26 Apr 2003ClayJurgen MelzerSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 2Set 3: 7Mardy FishSets won: 1Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 5
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.