Jurgen Melzer vs Gilles Simon, Bucharest 2006, Round of 16
Final score
Final
Melzer won in 3 sets · 2h 13m
2–1
Set 13–6
Set 26–3
Set 36–4
Venue and conditions
Arenele BNRBucharest, ROU
ClayCourt speed0.5 vs last year93.3Slow
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 13m5Aces2
2Double faults1
54Service points won49
14Service games played14
8Service games won7
14Return games played14
6/1250%Break points saved56%9/16
7/1644%Break points converted50%6/12
Head to head
1Melzer
4Simon
5 meetingsClay 1–0Hard 0–4
- BucharestRound of 16 · 13 Sept 2006ClayThis matchJurgen MelzerSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Gilles SimonSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
- Shanghai MastersRound of 64 · 9 Oct 2012HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jurgen MelzerSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- Miami MastersRound of 32 · 25 Mar 2012HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Jurgen MelzerSets won: 0Set 1: 65Set 2: 4
- Cincinnati MastersRound of 64 · 16 Aug 2011HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 63Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Jurgen MelzerSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 5
- BangkokSemifinal · 3 Oct 2009HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Jurgen MelzerSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 63
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.