Ricardo Mello vs Pablo Cuevas, Houston 2011, Round of 32
Final score
Final
6-2 6-0
Venue and conditions
River Oaks Country ClubHouston, USA
ClayCourt speed1.5 vs last year95.2Slow
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
53m0Aces3
1Double faults1
17Service points won28
7Service games played7
2Service games won7
7Return games played7
4/944%Break points saved0/0
0/0Break points converted56%5/9
Head to head
4Mello
2Cuevas
6 meetingsClay 3–2Hard 1–0
- HoustonRound of 32 · 4 Apr 2011ClayThis matchPablo CuevasSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Ricardo MelloSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 0
- SantiagoRound of 32 · 3 Feb 2010ClayRicardo MelloSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Pablo CuevasSets won: 0Set 1: 65Set 2: 3
- EstorilQualifying R3 · 4 May 2009ClayPablo CuevasSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Ricardo MelloSets won: 0Set 1: 65Set 2: 1
- Sao PauloRound of 32 · 6 Jan 2009HardRicardo MelloSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Pablo CuevasSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 0
- Bogota 3Round of 16 · 25 Sept 2008ClayRicardo MelloSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Pablo CuevasSets won: 0Set 1: 63Set 2: 3
- BelemQuarterfinal · 15 Sept 2006ClayRicardo MelloSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Pablo CuevasSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 3
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.