March 21 – By the Numbers

Singles Ace Leaders
Round-By-Round

Tournament Ace leader – 36 total for Leonardo Mayer (ARG)

Championship Match – 3 – Gilles Simon (FRA)

Semifinals – 7 – Florian Mayer (GER)

Quarterfinals – 12 ­– Leonardo Mayer (ARG)

Second Round – 17 - Leonardo Mayer (ARG)

First Round – 21 - Benjamin Becker (GER)

Holding Court

Longest Singles Match of the Tournament: Quarterfinals - 2hr 44min – Leonardo Mayer (ARG) vs. Michael Berrer (GER). Mayer d. Berrer 7-6, 6-7, 6-4.

Shortest Singles Match of the Tournament: Quarterfinals – 27min - Gilles Simon (FRA) vs. Jan Hajek (CZE). Simon d. Hajek 6-3,0-0 – Hajek retired

Total court time for 2010 BMW singles champion: 6hr 54min – Florian Mayer (GER)

Total court time for the 2010 BMW Doubles champions: 4hrs 37min – Martin Damm (CZE) and Filip Polasek (SVK)

Making a Racquet
presented by Brotman Racquet Design

During the BMW Tennis Championship, there were over 263 racquets strung and more than 10,520 feet of string used.

Today at the BMW Tennis Championship today there were 13 racquets strung

The highest tension a racquet was strung at today was 63/61 lbs for Florian Mayer (GER)

The lowest tension a racquet was strung at today was 49/47 lbs for Leander Paes (IND)

The most popular strings throughout the tournament were the Luxilon ALU Power Strings.

Did You Know? Most players, including Florian Mayer (GER) and Leander Paes (IND) like their racquets strung the morning of their match, not the night before.