Michael Berrer vs Kristian Pless, Helsinki Challenger 2006, Semifinal

Challenger · Semifinal · Hard · Sat 18 Nov

Final

Michael Berrer

WinnerRank #952

Berrer won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 26–4

Kristian Pless

LostRank #939

Venue

Tali Tennis Center

Helsinki, FIN· Hard

Court speed

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 works

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Altitude

12 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Head to head

4Berrer

1Pless

5 meetings

Helsinki ChallengerSemifinal · 18 Nov 2006HardThis match
Michael Berrer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Besancon ChallengerRound of 32 · 23 Feb 2009Hard
Michael Berrer
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3
Kristian Pless · Retired
Segovia ChallengerRound of 16 · 6 Aug 2008Hard
Michael Berrer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 1Set 3: 2
Grenoble ChallengerSemifinal · 29 Sept 2007Hard
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 7⁷
Michael Berrer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁵Set 3: 6⁵
US OpenQualifying R2 · 25 Aug 2005Hard
Michael Berrer
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4

Match research

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Everything 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.

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Michael Berrer vs Kristian Pless, Helsinki Challenger 2006, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Match research