Bastian Knittel vs Stefan Seifert, Essen 2012, Semifinal

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Final

Bastian Knittel

WinnerRank #1033

Knittel won in 3 sets

2–1

Set 15–7

Set 26–4

Set 36–4

Stefan Seifert

LostRank #962

Venue

TVN Tennis-Zentrum Essen

Essen, GER· 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

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Humidity

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Temperature

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Altitude

53 m

Low

Head to head

1Knittel

1Seifert

2 meetings

Hard 1–0Carpet 0–1

EssenSemifinal · 2012HardThis match
Bastian Knittel
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Stefan Seifert
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 4
NusslochFinal · 2013Carpet
Stefan Seifert
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Bastian Knittel
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 4

Form and path

Bastian Knittel3–3

Heilbronn CHHard

LQualifying R1
Jan Mertl
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7¹⁵Set 3: 6
Bastian Knittel
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6¹³Set 3: 4

Stuttgart-StammheimHard

LRound of 32
Fabrice Martin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 7⁹Set 3: 6
Bastian Knittel
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 6⁷Set 3: 3

SchwieberdingenCarpet

LFinal
Fabrice Martin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6
Bastian Knittel
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 3
WSemifinal
Bastian Knittel
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Yann Marti
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2
WQuarterfinal
Bastian Knittel
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6⁴Set 3: 6
Michael Lammer
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 3
WRound of 16
Bastian Knittel
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Jacob Adaktusson
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2

Stefan Seifert3–3

SzabolcsveresmartHard

PontevedraHard

LRound of 32
Xavi Palomar
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Stefan Seifert
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 4

ForbachCarpet

LFinal
Flynn Thomas
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Stefan Seifert
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2

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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Bastian Knittel vs Stefan Seifert, Essen 2012, Semifinal

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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