Gilles Simon vs Guillaume Rufin, Montpellier 2012, Quarterfinal

ATP 250 · Quarterfinal · Hard · Fri 3 Feb

Final

Gilles Simon

WinnerRank #4641.2380%

Simon won in 3 sets · 2h 52m

2–1

Set 17–6⁵

Set 26–7²

Set 36–2

Guillaume Rufin

LostRank #12904.7820%

Venue

Sud de France Arena

Pérols, FRA· 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

Fast

Altitude

7 m

Above sea level

Indoor venue, weather not factored

Sea level

Match stats

2h 52m

9Aces10

4Double faults11

68Service points won70

16Service games played16

13Service games won11

16Return games played16

5/863%Break points saved67%10/15

5/1533%Break points converted38%3/8

Head to head

2Simon

0Rufin

2 meetings

Hard 1–0Clay 1–0

MontpellierQuarterfinal · 3 Feb 2012HardThis match
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7⁷Set 2: 6²Set 3: 6
Guillaume Rufin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6⁵Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 2
NiceRound of 16 · 22 May 2013Clay
Gilles Simon
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Guillaume Rufin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3

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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Gilles Simon vs Guillaume Rufin, Montpellier 2012, Quarterfinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Match stats

Head to head

Match research