Fabrice Santoro vs Gilles Simon, Dubai 2007, Round of 16
Final score
Final
6-4 6-2
Venue and conditions
Dubai Duty Free Tennis StadiumDubai, UAE
Outdoor hardCourt speed0.2 vs last year101.9Average
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 4m1Aces3
0Double faults3
32Service points won31
9Service games played9
8Service games won5
9Return games played9
0/10%Break points saved56%5/9
4/944%Break points converted100%1/1
Head to head
1Santoro
1Simon
2 meetings- DubaiRound of 16 · 28 Feb 2007HardThis matchFabrice SantoroSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Gilles SimonSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- DubaiQuarterfinal · 26 Feb 2009HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Fabrice SantoroSets won: 0Set 1: 63Set 2: 1
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.