Nicolas Kiefer vs Jurgen Melzer, Hamburg Masters 2006, Round of 64
Final score
Final
6-2 3-6 6-3
Venue and conditions
Tennisstadion am RothenbaumHamburg, GER
ClayCourt speed0.8 vs last year90.1Very slow
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
2h 26m7Aces2
7Double faults3
60Service points won50
13Service games played13
11Service games won9
13Return games played13
13/1587%Break points saved56%5/9
4/944%Break points converted13%2/15
Head to head
6Kiefer
1Melzer
7 meetingsClay 2–0Grass 0–1Carpet 1–0Hard 3–0
- Hamburg MastersRound of 64 · 16 May 2006ClayThis matchNicolas KieferSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6Jurgen MelzerSets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
- HalleRound of 16 · 11 Jun 2009GrassJurgen MelzerSets won: 1Set 1: 6Nicolas KieferSets won: 0Set 1: 1
Nicolas Kiefer · Retired
- Roland GarrosRound of 128 · 29 May 2006ClayNicolas KieferSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jurgen MelzerSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 3Set 3: 1
- St. PetersburgRound of 16 · 26 Oct 2005CarpetNicolas KieferSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Jurgen MelzerSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 5
- Canada MastersQuarterfinal · 30 Jul 2004HardNicolas KieferSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jurgen MelzerSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 1
- MemphisRound of 16 · 19 Feb 2004HardNicolas KieferSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 62Set 3: 6Jurgen MelzerSets won: 1Set 1: 65Set 2: 7Set 3: 3
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.