Brett Joelson vs Ben Chen, Houston 2009, Qualifying R1

ATP 250 · Qualifying R1 · Clay · Sat 4 Apr

Final

Brett Joelson

WinnerRank #1536

Joelson won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 16–1

Set 26–2

Ben Chen

LostRank #1651

Venue

River Oaks Country Club

Houston, USA· Clay

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

Slow

2.2vs last year

Wind

25 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

79%

Humid

Temperature

26°C

Warm

Altitude

21 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Match stats

6Aces1

2Double faults4

34Service points won19

8Service games played7

8Service games won3

7Return games played8

3/3100%Break points saved43%3/7

4/757%Break points converted0%0/3

Head to head

1Joelson

0Chen

1 meeting

HoustonQualifying R1 · 4 Apr 2009ClayThis match
Brett Joelson
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ben Chen
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2

Match research

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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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Brett Joelson vs Ben Chen, Houston 2009, Qualifying R1

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research