Albert Montanes vs Potito Starace, Palermo 2006, Round of 16
Final score
Final
6-2 6-2
Venue and conditions
Circolo Tennis PalermoPalermo, ITA
ClayCourt speed3.1 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 5m2Aces1
3Double faults1
30Service points won26
8Service games played8
7Service games won3
8Return games played8
0/10%Break points saved29%2/7
5/771%Break points converted100%1/1
Head to head
8Montanes
3Starace
11 meetingsClay 8–2Hard 0–1
- PalermoRound of 16 · 28 Sept 2006ClayThis matchAlbert MontanesSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Potito StaraceSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
- CordenonsFinal · 17 Aug 2014ClayAlbert MontanesSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Potito StaraceSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 4
- San MarinoRound of 32 · 5 Aug 2014ClayAlbert MontanesSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Potito StaraceSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 63
- SzczecinRound of 32 · 17 Sept 2012ClayAlbert MontanesSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Potito StaraceSets won: 0Set 1: 66Set 2: 1
- AucklandRound of 32 · 10 Jan 2012HardPotito StaraceSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Albert MontanesSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
- BucharestRound of 32 · 22 Sept 2009ClayAlbert MontanesSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Potito StaraceSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
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.