Mario Ancic vs Ernests Gulbis, St. Petersburg 2006, Semifinal
Final score
Final
6-2 6-3
Venue and conditions
Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex (SKK Peterburgsky)Saint Petersburg, RUS
CarpetCourt speed1.7 vs last year103.0Fast
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 worksAltitude7 mSea level
Match stats
1h 33m5Aces4
3Double faults1
43Service points won24
9Service games played8
9Service games won5
8Return games played9
6/6100%Break points saved57%4/7
3/743%Break points converted0%0/6
Head to head
1Ancic
1Gulbis
2 meetingsCarpet 1–0Hard 0–1
- St. PetersburgSemifinal · 28 Oct 2006CarpetThis matchMario AncicSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Ernests GulbisSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 3
- MetzRound of 32 · 29 Sept 2008HardErnests GulbisSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Mario AncicSets won: 0Set 1: 63Set 2: 4
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.