Jarkko Nieminen vs Benoit Paire, Valencia 2013, Round of 32
Final score
Final
6-3 6-3
Venue and conditions
L'Agora, Ciudad de las Artes y las CienciasValencia, ESP
Indoor hardCourt speed3.3 vs last year103.1Fast
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 worksAltitude4 mSea level
Match stats
43m2Aces7
3Double faults5
36Service points won29
9Service games played9
9Service games won6
9Return games played9
0/0Break points saved0%0/3
3/3100%Break points converted0/0
Head to head
2Nieminen
1Paire
3 meetingsHard 1–0Grass 1–0Clay 0–1
- ValenciaRound of 32 · 23 Oct 2013HardThis matchJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Benoit PaireSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3
- Queen's ClubRound of 64 · 10 Jun 2014GrassJarkko NieminenSets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Benoit PaireSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 61
- BelgradeQuarterfinal · 4 May 2012ClayBenoit PaireSets won: 2Set 1: 0Set 2: 6Set 3: 7Jarkko NieminenSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 5
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.