Rafael De Alba vs Martin Van Der Meerschen, Madrid 2026, Round of 16

ITF M15 · Round of 16 · Clay · Thu 3 Sept

Final

Rafael De Alba

LostRank #10967.5012%

Meerschen won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 24–6

Martin Van Der Meerschen

WinnerRank #6001.0788%

Venue

Club de Tenis Alameda

Madrid, ESP· Clay

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.

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Wind

7 km/h

Light

Humidity

15%

Dry

Temperature

36°C

Hot

Altitude

630 m

Moderate

Head to head

0Alba

1Meerschen

1 meeting

MadridRound of 16 · 3 SeptClayThis match
Martin Van Der Meerschen
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rafael De Alba
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4

Form and path

Rafael De Alba1–4

MadridThis week

WRound of 32
Rafael De Alba
Sets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 7⁷Set 3: 6
Samuel De Felipe Garcia
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 6³Set 3: 2

HuamantlaHard

LRound of 32
Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rafael De Alba
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 3

Rancho Santa FeHard

LRound of 32
Nav Dayal
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rafael De Alba
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 2

San DiegoHard

LRound of 16
Theodore Dean
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rafael De Alba
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4

Martin Van Der Meerschen

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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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Rafael De Alba vs Martin Van Der Meerschen, Madrid 2026, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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