Ricardo Mello vs Kristian Pless, Belo Horizonte Challenger 2009, Round of 16

Challenger · Round of 16 · Hard · Wed 29 Jul

Final

Ricardo Mello

LostRank #1018

Pless won in 3 sets

1–2

Set 16–7⁵

Set 26–1

Set 33–6

Kristian Pless

WinnerRank #939

Venue

Dynamis Tennis Center (former site)

Belo Horizonte, BRA· 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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Wind

10 km/h

Light

Humidity

53%

Moderate

Temperature

26°C

Warm

Altitude

1184 m

High

Historical daily weather

Head to head

0Mello

4Pless

4 meetings

Hard 0–3Clay 0–1

Belo Horizonte ChallengerRound of 16 · 29 Jul 2009HardThis match
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 1Set 3: 6
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
Dallas ChallengerRound of 32 · 28 Jan 2008Hard
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6¹Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 5Set 3: 4
San Antonio ChallengerQuarterfinal · 2002Hard
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 2Set 1: 1Set 2: 6Set 3: 7
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 5
Rio De Janeiro ChallengerFinal · 2001Clay
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Ricardo Mello
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1

Form and path

Ricardo Mello

No recent matches recorded.

Kristian Pless1–1

Belo Horizonte CHThis week

WRound of 32
Kristian Pless
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Eric Gomes
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 1

Manta CHHard

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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Ricardo Mello vs Kristian Pless, Belo Horizonte Challenger 2009, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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