Jurgen Melzer vs Gilles Simon, Bangkok 2009, Semifinal
Final score
Final
6-4 7-6(3)
Venue and conditions
Impact Arena (Muang Thong Thani)Nonthaburi, THA
Indoor hardCourt speed2.1 vs last year104.9Fast
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 worksAltitude12 mSea level
Match stats
1h 48m3Aces8
3Double faults1
46Service points won49
11Service games played11
9Service games won10
11Return games played11
2/450%Break points saved75%3/4
1/425%Break points converted50%2/4
Head to head
1Melzer
4Simon
5 meetingsHard 0–4Clay 1–0
- BangkokSemifinal · 3 Oct 2009HardThis matchGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Jurgen MelzerSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 63
- Shanghai MastersRound of 64 · 9 Oct 2012HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jurgen MelzerSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2
- Miami MastersRound of 32 · 25 Mar 2012HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Jurgen MelzerSets won: 0Set 1: 65Set 2: 4
- Cincinnati MastersRound of 64 · 16 Aug 2011HardGilles SimonSets won: 2Set 1: 63Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Jurgen MelzerSets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 3Set 3: 5
- BucharestRound of 16 · 13 Sept 2006ClayJurgen MelzerSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Gilles SimonSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 4
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.