Content-type: text/html Tennis Abstract: 2024 Houston Tournament Results, Stats, and Analysis

Singles Results   Top

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RdwRklRkScoreDRW: A%1stIn1st%2nd%BPSvdL: A%1stIn1st%2nd%BPSvdTime
F16(1)Ben Shelton [USA] [yr | ev]d.21(3)Frances Tiafoe [USA] [yr | ev]7-5 4-6 6-31.1712.5%61.4%83.3%52.9%1/23.4%63.2%69.1%62.5%1/32:16
SF16(1)Ben Shelton [USA] [yr | ev]d.30(4)Tomas Martin Etcheverry [ARG] [yr | ev]6-7(4) 6-4 6-41.538.4%68.7%84.2%61.5%2/36.2%67.0%67.7%59.4%1/42:29
SF21(3)Frances Tiafoe [USA] [yr | ev]d.72Luciano Darderi [ITA] [yr | ev]6-2 7-6(2)1.5614.1%71.9%82.6%50.0%2/28.6%61.4%67.4%44.4%4/61:34
QF16(1)Ben Shelton [USA] [yr | ev]d.92Brandon Nakashima [USA] [yr | ev]7-5 7-6(9)1.106.4%74.5%74.3%62.5%7/79.0%77.5%73.9%50.0%5/62:13
QF30(4)Tomas Martin Etcheverry [ARG] [yr | ev]d.123(WC)Michael Mmoh [USA] [yr | ev]6-3 0-1 RET2.0820.0%68.0%94.1%62.5%0/06.7%63.3%63.2%72.7%2/30:52
QF21(3)Frances Tiafoe [USA] [yr | ev]d.33(6)Jordan Thompson [AUS] [yr | ev]7-6(8) 6-41.033.9%59.7%67.4%67.7%4/55.6%69.4%64.0%72.7%5/71:59
QF72Luciano Darderi [ITA] [yr | ev]d.51(7)Marcos Giron [USA] [yr | ev]6-0 6-41.9710.4%54.2%80.8%68.2%1/14.0%54.7%65.9%32.4%9/131:26
R1616(1)Ben Shelton [USA] [yr | ev]d.111Zizou Bergs [BEL] [yr | ev]3-6 6-4 6-31.203.6%67.9%75.4%48.1%7/95.0%63.0%68.3%45.9%13/162:25
R1692Brandon Nakashima [USA] [yr | ev]d.80Rinky Hijikata [AUS] [yr | ev]6-1 6-43.1415.9%70.5%93.5%69.2%0/04.1%46.9%73.9%42.3%4/71:08
R1630(4)Tomas Martin Etcheverry [ARG] [yr | ev]d.83Daniel Elahi Galan [COL] [yr | ev]6-4 6-41.163.2%65.1%73.2%40.9%4/65.1%66.1%53.8%60.0%2/61:52
R16123(WC)Michael Mmoh [USA] [yr | ev]d.79(8)Max Purcell [AUS] [yr | ev]6-2 7-51.7612.7%70.9%82.1%62.5%1/17.7%47.7%71.0%47.1%3/61:34
R1633(6)Jordan Thompson [AUS] [yr | ev]d.98Aleksandar Kovacevic [USA] [yr | ev]4-6 7-6(1) 7-6(7)0.922.3%63.2%71.4%51.0%10/138.3%62.0%79.1%46.3%4/63:34
R1621(3)Frances Tiafoe [USA] [yr | ev]d.105James Duckworth [AUS] [yr | ev]6-2 6-7(4) 7-51.3717.0%56.8%84.0%65.8%0/010.9%62.4%74.6%55.3%2/52:14
R1651(7)Marcos Giron [USA] [yr | ev]d.96J J Wolf [USA] [yr | ev]6-4 6-31.2412.9%58.6%65.9%62.1%6/74.2%55.6%62.5%46.9%8/111:43
R1672Luciano Darderi [ITA] [yr | ev]d.23(2)Francisco Cerundolo [ARG] [yr | ev]6-4 2-6 7-6(4)1.123.2%61.1%67.2%59.5%5/93.6%61.8%66.2%50.0%5/82:30
R32111Zizou Bergs [BEL] [yr | ev]d.133(Q)Patrick Kypson [USA] [yr | ev]7-6(5) 6-31.4216.9%66.2%78.7%66.7%4/47.8%50.0%78.1%50.0%0/11:53
R3292Brandon Nakashima [USA] [yr | ev]d.115Duje Ajdukovic [CRO] [yr | ev]6-1 6-41.558.0%58.0%79.3%66.7%2/22.1%53.2%60.0%59.1%2/51:19
R3280Rinky Hijikata [AUS] [yr | ev]d.41(5)Christopher Eubanks [USA] [yr | ev]7-6(4) 7-6(2)1.169.1%67.5%78.8%60.0%1/210.5%68.4%75.0%54.2%2/31:50
R3283Daniel Elahi Galan [COL] [yr | ev]d.142Benoit Paire [FRA] [yr | ev]7-6(13) 6-41.067.8%66.7%70.0%43.3%6/88.9%58.9%71.7%40.5%11/141:53
R32123(WC)Michael Mmoh [USA] [yr | ev]d.101Juan Pablo Varillas [PER] [yr | ev]6-2 7-6(4)1.2913.7%71.2%73.1%42.9%2/31.4%58.3%61.9%43.3%7/102:00
R3279(8)Max Purcell [AUS] [yr | ev]d.70Alex Michelsen [USA] [yr | ev]7-5 6-7(4) 6-41.177.6%41.9%77.3%60.7%5/710.9%68.9%65.9%54.1%10/142:48
R3233(6)Jordan Thompson [AUS] [yr | ev]d.298(Q)Yibing Wu [CHN] [yr | ev]6-4 6-41.097.9%64.5%75.5%48.1%6/65.1%59.3%65.7%58.3%6/81:49
R3298Aleksandar Kovacevic [USA] [yr | ev]d.104Thanasi Kokkinakis [AUS] [yr | ev]7-6(3) 6-7(2) 6-41.2213.2%66.0%80.0%52.8%5/68.3%61.2%74.3%48.9%6/83:15
R32105James Duckworth [AUS] [yr | ev]d.199(Q)Gijs Brouwer [NED] [yr | ev]6-3 6-31.1510.5%56.6%74.4%42.4%11/127.8%68.8%65.9%30.0%7/111:27
R3251(7)Marcos Giron [USA] [yr | ev]d.121(WC)Denis Shapovalov [CAN] [yr | ev]6-2 7-51.535.4%64.3%77.8%65.0%1/15.4%50.0%75.0%42.9%3/61:08
R3296J J Wolf [USA] [yr | ev]d.194(Q)Alexander Ritschard [SUI] [yr | ev]6-3 2-6 6-41.179.7%66.7%72.9%62.5%2/55.1%67.9%75.5%40.0%6/91:58
R3272Luciano Darderi [ITA] [yr | ev]d.160(WC)Denis Kudla [USA] [yr | ev]3-6 7-6(3) 6-21.219.0%61.8%76.4%52.9%9/127.9%56.2%70.0%48.7%5/82:17

 

Seed Outcomes   Top

SeedRankPlayerOutcomeSeedRankPlayerOutcome
116Ben SheltonChampion    541Christopher EubanksR32 loss to Hijikata
223Francisco CerundoloR16 loss to Darderi    633Jordan Thompson2 wins; QF loss to Tiafoe
321Frances Tiafoe3 wins; F loss to Shelton    751Marcos Giron2 wins; QF loss to Darderi
430Tomas Martin Etcheverry2 wins; SF loss to Shelton    879Max Purcell1 win; R16 loss to Mmoh
Qualifiers (4): Gijs Brouwer (R32), Patrick Kypson (R32), Alexander Ritschard (R32), Yibing Wu (R32)

Wild Cards (3): Denis Kudla (R32), Michael Mmoh (QF), Denis Shapovalov (R32)

 

Event Finals   Top

DateTournamentSurfaceRdWinnerLoserScoreTime
30-Mar-2026HoustonClayF(4)Tommy Paul [USA]d.Roman Andres Burruchaga [ARG]6-1 3-6 7-52:40
31-Mar-2025HoustonClayF(Q)Jenson Brooksby [USA]d.(2)Frances Tiafoe [USA]6-4 6-21:27
01-Apr-2024HoustonClayF(1)Ben Shelton [USA]d.(3)Frances Tiafoe [USA]7-5 4-6 6-32:16
03-Apr-2023HoustonClayF(1)Frances Tiafoe [USA]d.(8)Tomas Martin Etcheverry [ARG]7-6(1) 7-6(6)1:53
04-Apr-2022HoustonClayF(3)Reilly Opelka [USA]d.(4)John Isner [USA]6-3 7-6(7)1:50

 

Surface Speed   Top

Surface speed of 1 is average; above 1 is faster than average, relative to tour events that year. Current season surface ratings are here.
DateTournamentSurfaceAce%Surface SpeedContext
30-Mar-2026HoustonClay10.7%0.7151st fastest of 64 overall; 8th fastest of 20 on Clay
31-Mar-2025HoustonClay7.1%0.7652nd fastest of 64 overall; 9th fastest of 18 on Clay
01-Apr-2024HoustonClay9.0%0.8052nd fastest of 70 overall; 7th fastest of 22 on Clay
03-Apr-2023HoustonClay10.3%0.9345th fastest of 68 overall; 3rd fastest of 21 on Clay
04-Apr-2022HoustonClay14.6%0.7359th fastest of 70 overall; 11th fastest of 21 on Clay

 

Stat Summaries   Top

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EntryPlayerCtyMPtsHld%Brk%AAce%DFDF%1stIn1st%2nd%SPWBPFacedBPSvd%RPWBPEarnedBPConv%TPWDRTime
Brandon NakashimaUSA337396.7%21.4%1910.4%63.3%70.5%79.8%61.1%74.3%887.5%35.3%1931.6%54.4%1.374:40
WCMichael MmohUSA332092.0%24.0%1912.0%31.9%69.6%74.5%56.3%69.0%771.4%39.5%1637.5%54.1%1.274:26
1Ben SheltonUSA472293.1%15.8%277.7%164.6%68.2%79.0%55.9%71.6%2181.0%35.1%2931.0%52.8%1.249:23
3Frances TiafoeUSA464794.2%15.1%309.5%61.9%62.3%75.6%63.0%70.9%1070.0%33.5%2040.0%51.8%1.158:03
Aleksandar KovacevicUSA246891.2%14.7%2310.7%41.9%64.0%79.6%49.4%68.7%1275.0%35.8%2123.8%50.9%1.146:49
Luciano DarderiITA464081.3%21.3%227.3%62.0%60.3%72.0%55.8%65.6%2867.9%39.3%3132.3%51.7%1.147:47
Zizou BergsBEL231988.0%12.5%179.9%84.7%64.3%72.7%54.1%66.1%2085.0%34.5%1030.0%51.4%1.024:18
7Marcos GironUSA337782.1%22.2%157.5%31.5%58.7%69.5%50.6%61.7%2176.2%38.1%1833.3%50.7%0.994:17
6Jordan ThompsonAUS352586.8%13.2%134.6%51.8%65.1%70.5%55.1%65.1%2680.8%34.0%1926.3%50.7%0.987:22
Daniel Elahi GalanCOL230271.4%23.8%106.7%32.0%66.4%63.6%50.0%59.1%1457.1%39.9%2025.0%49.3%0.973:45
J J WolfUSA229273.9%17.4%106.9%42.8%61.1%68.2%53.6%62.5%1662.5%35.8%1625.0%49.0%0.953:41
4Tomas Martin EtcheverryARG335783.9%19.4%137.0%31.6%66.5%73.2%53.2%66.5%1050.0%32.0%1250.0%49.9%0.955:13
Benoit PaireFRA118072.7%18.2%88.9%910.0%58.9%71.7%40.5%58.9%1478.6%38.9%825.0%48.9%0.951:53
8Max PurcellAUS234481.5%14.8%137.6%74.1%44.1%74.7%55.8%64.1%1361.5%33.3%1526.7%48.5%0.934:22
James DuckworthAUS232984.0%16.0%1910.7%52.8%59.9%74.5%49.3%64.4%1776.5%32.9%1136.4%49.8%0.923:41
QYibing WuCHN113580.0%0.0%35.1%35.1%59.3%65.7%58.3%62.7%875.0%34.2%60.0%46.7%0.921:49
2Francisco CerundoloARG120580.0%26.7%43.6%43.6%61.8%66.2%50.0%60.0%862.5%35.8%944.4%48.8%0.892:30
QGijs BrouwerNED114055.6%11.1%57.8%46.3%68.8%65.9%30.0%54.7%1163.6%39.5%128.3%46.4%0.871:27
5Christopher EubanksUSA115391.7%8.3%810.5%22.6%68.4%75.0%54.2%68.4%366.7%27.3%250.0%47.7%0.861:50
Alex MichelsenUSA122476.5%11.8%1310.9%54.2%68.9%65.9%54.1%62.2%1471.4%32.4%728.6%48.2%0.862:48
QAlexander RitschardSUI115076.9%21.4%45.1%79.0%67.9%75.5%40.0%64.1%966.7%30.6%560.0%48.0%0.851:58
WCDenis KudlaUSA117878.6%20.0%77.9%55.6%56.2%70.0%48.7%60.7%862.5%32.6%1225.0%46.6%0.832:17
Thanasi KokkinakisAUS122788.2%5.9%108.3%32.5%61.2%74.3%48.9%64.5%875.0%29.2%616.7%48.0%0.823:15
Juan Pablo VarillasPER114570.0%10.0%11.4%11.4%58.3%61.9%43.3%54.2%1070.0%35.6%333.3%44.8%0.782:00
Rinky HijikataAUS224680.0%4.8%97.1%75.6%59.5%77.3%51.0%66.7%955.6%25.0%333.3%46.3%0.752:58
QPatrick KypsonUSA113590.0%0.0%57.8%34.7%50.0%78.1%50.0%64.1%10.0%25.4%40.0%43.7%0.711:53
WCDenis ShapovalovCAN111270.0%0.0%35.4%814.3%50.0%75.0%42.9%58.9%650.0%26.8%10.0%42.9%0.651:08
Duje AjdukovicCRO19762.5%0.0%12.1%12.1%53.2%60.0%59.1%59.6%540.0%26.0%20.0%42.3%0.641:19
All Main Draw Players27.084.4%15.6%7.9%3.4%62.5%73.0%53.0%65.5%70.3%34.5%29.7%50.0%1.00

 

Extreme Performances   Top

Excludes matches ending in retirement.

Longest match: 3:34 (R16, Jordan Thompson vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic)
Shortest match: 1:08 (R32, Marcos Giron vs. Denis Shapovalov)

Most dominant win: 3.14 DR (R16, Brandon Nakashima d. Rinky Hijikata)
Least dominant win: 0.92 DR (R16, Jordan Thompson d. Aleksandar Kovacevic)

Most aces (total): 26 (R16, Frances Tiafoe vs. James Duckworth)
Most aces (player): 15, Frances Tiafoe (R16 vs. Duckworth)
Highest ace rate (player): 17.0%, Frances Tiafoe (R16 vs. Duckworth)

Most double faults (total): 11 (F, Ben Shelton vs. Frances Tiafoe)
Most double faults (player): 9, Benoit Paire (R32 vs. Galan)

Most break points (total): 25 (R16, Ben Shelton vs. Zizou Bergs)
Most break points saved (player): 13, Zizou Bergs (R16 vs. Shelton)

Most serve-dominated match (total): 71.4% SPW (R16, Frances Tiafoe vs. James Duckworth)
Most return-dominated match (total): 42.1% RPW (R32, James Duckworth vs. Gijs Brouwer)

Best serve performance (player): 86.4% SPW, Brandon Nakashima (R16 vs. Hijikata)
Best return performance (player): 49.3% RPW, Luciano Darderi (QF vs. Giron)

 

Qualifying Results   Top

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RdwRklRkScoreDRW: A%1stIn1st%2nd%BPSvdL: A%1stIn1st%2nd%BPSvdTime
Q2199(6)Gijs Brouwer [NED] [yr | ev]d.282Mitchell Krueger [USA] [yr | ev]6-3 7-6(7)1.259.7%75.0%66.7%61.1%3/55.9%70.6%60.0%48.0%11/141:48
Q2133(2)Patrick Kypson [USA] [yr | ev]d.257Brandon Holt [USA] [yr | ev]4-1 RET1.6822.2%44.4%75.0%70.0%0/00.0%86.7%53.8%50.0%1/20:31
Q2194(5)Alexander Ritschard [SUI] [yr | ev]d.141(3)Valentin Vacherot [MON] [yr | ev]7-6(4) 7-6(5)1.645.5%67.1%81.6%70.8%1/13.3%69.6%68.8%53.6%8/82:02
Q2298(WC)Yibing Wu [CHN] [yr | ev]d.182(4)Denis Yevseyev [KAZ] [yr | ev]7-6(3) 6-31.433.4%61.0%66.7%69.6%0/25.1%60.3%59.6%45.2%6/101:32
Q1282Mitchell Krueger [USA] [yr | ev]d.150Gabriel Diallo [CAN] [yr | ev]7-6(4) 7-6(6)1.072.6%75.6%72.9%63.2%1/211.8%56.6%74.4%60.6%1/22:01
Q1199(6)Gijs Brouwer [NED] [yr | ev]d.193Tristan Boyer [USA] [yr | ev]6-0 3-6 7-6(4)1.025.8%67.4%67.2%42.9%2/510.1%65.2%67.2%41.9%7/122:14
Q1133(2)Patrick Kypson [USA] [yr | ev]d.672(WC)Kiranpal Pannu [NZL] [yr | ev]6-2 6-22.5517.5%47.5%89.5%71.4%0/09.8%70.6%50.0%46.7%3/71:07
Q1257Brandon Holt [USA] [yr | ev]d.175(8)Martin Damm [USA] [yr | ev]7-5 1-6 6-21.018.8%62.7%70.3%44.7%11/1414.3%59.3%72.2%43.2%8/112:11
Q1141(3)Valentin Vacherot [MON] [yr | ev]d.251Ethan Quinn [USA] [yr | ev]3-6 6-3 6-41.004.6%67.8%66.1%64.3%8/104.8%67.9%66.7%63.0%2/52:04
Q1194(5)Alexander Ritschard [SUI] [yr | ev]d.518(Alt)Alex Rybakov [USA] [yr | ev]6-4 6-41.072.9%63.8%63.6%60.0%3/48.8%59.6%67.6%47.8%5/81:31
Q1182(4)Denis Yevseyev [KAZ] [yr | ev]d.597(Alt)Stefan Kozlov [USA] [yr | ev]6-2 6-01.780.0%73.9%73.5%50.0%2/20.0%80.0%45.5%27.3%5/101:17
Q1298(WC)Yibing Wu [CHN] [yr | ev]d.205(7)Clement Tabur [FRA] [yr | ev]6-4 6-41.184.5%50.7%67.6%48.5%4/73.9%54.5%66.7%31.4%10/151:50

 

Also This Week   Top

DateTournamentSurfaceRdWinnerLoserScoreTime
01-Apr-2024EstorilClayF(2)Hubert Hurkacz [POL]d.Pedro Martinez [ESP]6-3 6-41:26
01-Apr-2024MarrakechClayF(PR)Matteo Berrettini [ITA]d.Roberto Carballes Baena [ESP]7-5 6-21:46
01-Apr-2024Barcelona ChallengerClayF(Alt)Nick Hardt [DOM]d.(2)Bernabe Zapata Miralles [ESP]6-4 3-6 6-22:21
01-Apr-2024Barletta ChallengerClayF(2)Damir Dzumhur [BIH]d.(1)Harold Mayot [FRA]6-1 6-31:12
01-Apr-2024Florianopolis ChallengerClayF(7)Enzo Couacaud [FRA]d.Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva [BRA]3-6 6-4 7-6(1)2:15
01-Apr-2024Mexico City ChallengerClayF(1)Thiago Agustin Tirante [ARG]d.Alexis Galarneau [CAN]6-1 6-31:29
01-Apr-2024M25 Sharm ElSheikhHardF(5)Kamil Majchrzak [POL]d.(WC)Karim Mohamed Maamoun [EGY]6-3 6-2
01-Apr-2024M25 ReusClayF(7)Nicola Kuhn [GER]d.(5)Anton Matusevich [GBR]5-7 7-6(2) 6-3
01-Apr-2024M25 Santa Margherita di PulaClayF(4)Elmer Moller [DEN]d.Tommaso Compagnucci [ITA]6-2 6-3
01-Apr-2024M25 HammametClayF(1/WC)Manuel Guinard [FRA]d.(PR)Oleksandr Ovcharenko [UKR]6-0 6-3
01-Apr-2024M15 BragadoClayF(8)Alejo Lorenzo Lingua Lavallen [ARG]d.Bautista Vilicich [ARG]6-2 6-1
01-Apr-2024M15 Lons-le-SaunierHardFAxel Garcian [FRA]d.(4)Arthur Bouquier [FRA]7-6(4) 7-5
01-Apr-2024M15 KashiwaHardF(1)Yu Hsiou Hsu [TPE]d.(Q)Masamichi Imamura [JPN]3-6 7-5 6-4
01-Apr-2024M15 MonastirHardF(1)Giles Hussey [GBR]d.(6)Lukas Pokorny [SVK]0-6 6-4 6-4
01-Apr-2024M15 AntalyaClayF(4)Evgenii Tiurnev [RUS]d.Liam Gavrielides [GER]6-0 2-6 6-0

 

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