Paul Capdeville vs Joao Souza, Sao Paulo 2009, Semifinal
Final score
Final
6-7(4) 6-4 6-2Venue and conditions
Parque Villa LobosSao Paulo, BRA
Outdoor hardCourt speed105.2Fast
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 worksVenue average
ConditionsHistorical daily weather
Head to head
4Capdeville
0Souza
4 meetingsHard 1–0Clay 3–0
- Sao PauloSemifinal · 10 Jan 2009HardThis matchPaul CapdevilleSets won: 2Set 1: 64Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Joao SouzaSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 2
- Buenos AiresQualifying R2 · 19 Feb 2012ClayPaul CapdevilleSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Joao SouzaSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- MedellinRound of 16 · 3 Nov 2010ClayPaul CapdevilleSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Joao SouzaSets won: 0Set 1: 67Set 2: 3
- AsuncionRound of 32 · 6 Nov 2007ClayPaul CapdevilleSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Joao SouzaSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 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.