DREAM MATCH TENNIS PRO 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. INTRO
2. SHOTS
3. GAME MODES
4. PLAYERS
5. PLAYER RATINGS
6. POSITIVES
7. NEGATIVES
 
 
 
 
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1. INTRO
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Dream Match Tennis Pro is a tennis simulation game for the PC created by 
Bimboosoft, a company based out of Saitama, Japan. Bimboosoft is a relatively 
small company, so despite Dream Match Tennis Pro being released in 2006 it is 
graphically inferior to other games released during the same time period.
 
Although, developers designed this game with the intent of it playing 
similarly to real life tennis rather than the arcade (not so realistic style), 
which is present in most other tennis games.
 
 
 
 

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2. SHOTS
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-Normal Shot (is a shot hit with top spin, forward spin and bounces higher, 
and when serving produces a normal speed serve, normally a second serve)
 
-Hard Shot (is a flat groundstroke, relatively no spin and moves quickly 
through the court and a hard, flat serve, usually used as a first serve)
 
-Slice (is the slice shot, stays low and has backspin on the ball as a serve a 
can be used as a first serve when looking for angle or a second for a little 
safety)
 
-Lob (high angle shot to place ball over opponent, usually if opponent is at 
the net)
 
-Drop (low short bounce right in front of the net)
 
-Super Hard Shot (like the hard shot but harder but has greater chance of out 
or into the net)




NOTE: These are just explanations of each shot that are apparent in Dream 
Match Tennis Pro. I don’t know the controls for each shot as I used a 
PlayStation 2 controller with an adaptor that plugged into my lap top.
 
 
 
 
 


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3. GAME MODES
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EXHIBITION
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Pretty simple, pick a match (single or doubles), players, venue and play. You 
can decide the number of games, sets and difficulty level, size of the ball, 
type of camera and clothes.



ONLINE
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Compete on online against players around the world.



TURORIAL
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This is where you can learn the basics of Dream Match Tennis Pro.





PRACTICE
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Where you can practice all the shots available in the game such as the serve, 
groundstrokes (forehand & backhand), volleys, overheads and drop shots.





CHALLENGE
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Play 4 matches in a row on different surfaces, with the difficulty level 
increasing after each match.



WORLD TOUR
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This is the career mode, where you can pick one of the games characters and 
begin your quest to become the #1 player in the world. World tour comes 
complete with 128 players and 12 tournaments




-TOURNAMENTS-



AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Surface: Hard
Draw: 128
Points: 1000



LAS VEGAS

Surface: Hard
Draw: 32
Points: 250



HOUSTON

Surface: Clay
Draw: 32
Points: 250



BM MASTERS SERIES ROME

Surface: Clay
Draw: 64
Points: 500



FRENCH OPEN

Surface: Clay
Draw: 128
Points: 1000



WIMBLEDON

Surface: Grass
Draw: 128
Points: 1000



NEWPORT

Surface: Grass
Draw: 32
Points: 250



US OPEN

Surface: Hard
Draw: 128
Points: 1000



BANGKOK

Surface: Hard
Draw: 32
Points: 250



TOKYO

Surface: Hard
Draw: 32
Points: 250



MOSCOW

Surface: Carpet
Draw: 32
Points: 250



BM MASTERS SERIES PARIS

Surface: Carpet
Draw: 64
Points: 500








-SURFACES-

Hard (Medium, Normal Bounce)
Grass (Fast, Low Bounce)
Clay (Slow, Medium Bounce)
Carpet (Fast, Medium Bounce











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4. PLAYERS
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-S. Evans-

Based on Stefan Edberg he is rated as the game’s best net player as he has 
excellent volleys. He also possesses a great kick serve (with top spin) which 
allows him to get to the net and helps due to the fact his serve isn’t one of 
the most powerful. From the baseline he’s not one of the strongest in the game 
but can hold his own due to his excellent one handed backhand.




-A. Arnold-

Based on Andre Agassi, and is one of the best baseliners in the game. He has 
the best two handed backhand in the game, and a great forehand which enable 
him to hit winners with either wing. The downside is that his serve is 
marginal and his volleys rival his serve.




-P. Scott-

Based on Pete Sampras, he is an all around player who’s game is based around 
his powerful serve (which can reach up to 135mph) along with very good 
volleys. He also has an excellent forehand and a solid backhand which allows 
to trade from the backcourt with the best baseliners, while being one of the 
game’s best serve and volleyers.





-J. Mason-

Based on John McEnroe, he is not that great with to play from the baseline 
based on his rather weak groundstrokes. Despite that he is an exceptional net 
player (only behind S. Evans) with great touch on his volleys and is very 
quick moving around the court. He has an effective serve that can produce 
aces, despite it being a weak stroke due to the amount of spin he is able to 
produce.





-M. Cooper-

Based on Michael Chang he is blessed with amazing speed, which he needs for 
his defensive baseline style of play, thus making hin difficult to hit winners 
by. While his groundstrokes will not over power you, he does possess the 
ability to pull off some great passing shots. He has an average serve but is 
very consistent from the baseline and doesn’t make a lot of mistakes.





-I. Leach-

Based on Ivan Lendl, he has one of the best and most powerful forehands in the 
game and his backhand is also above average, making him a very good baseliner. 
Although he has a powerful serve, the accuracy of it is not very good (it’s 
difficult to time), plus he quite slow and not good at the net.





-B. Baron-

Based on Boris Becker, and while he is not very fast he has a powerful serve, 
which is fairly easy to time and is a very adept volleyer. But even with his 
penchant for serve and volleying he can hold his own from the baseline with 
decent groundstrokes.





-R. Nelson-

Based on Rafael Nadal, he is one of the fastest players in the game he has a 
very strong forehand which can produce great amounts of spin and create 
extreme angles, along with a very good backhand. Add to that he has a solid 
serve and a good volley and is one of the best players in the game.





-R. Ford-

Based on Roger Federer he is an all around player who has very strong 
groundstrokes which he can a lot of spin to if needed, making him very good on 
all surfaces. His serve is also very good (which can reach up to 128-130 mph), 
is a good volleyer and quick moving around the court. Considered to be the 
best character in the game.





-B. Banks-

Based on Bjorn Borg, is baseline player with a good forehand and solid 
backhand, but neither tremendously powerful. His serve is average, but again 
not that powerful. He moves fairly well with good speed and possesses good 
volleys. In short he doesn’t do anything badly, but he doesn’t do anything 
exceptionally well. No discernable weaknesses or strengths.





-J. Cain-

Based on Jimmy Connors, the strength of his game lies in his groundstrokes. 
The do not produce a lot of spin, thus they are fairly flat which enables him 
to hit winners very easily. But the lack spin makes him more conducive to 
errors when going for angled shots. His serve is very weak, and can volley 
well, but nothing special


 

 
-A. Richmond-

Based on And Roddick, he owns the most powerful serve in the game (capable of 
hitting over 150mph), and a strong forehand. That’s about it for him as he is 
very slow, has a weak backhand and his volleys are even worse.





-S. Gibson-

Based on Steffi Graf, she is the only woman in the game. All of her abilities 
are weak compared to the men. But if there were more women, or a version/tour 
for women her forehand would be the best, with her serve being among the best. 
Has a great slice backhand, moves exceptionally well and would be a capable 
volleyer.




 
 


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5. PLAYER RATINGS
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S.EVANS
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Forehand Power: 93
Forehand Spin: 0
Backhand Power: 99
Backhand Spin: 0
Volley Power (Fore): 78
Volley Power (Back): 78
Serve Power: 160
Serve Spin: 10
Acceleration: 418
Max Speed: 242





A. ARNOLD
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Forehand Power: 98
Forehand Spin: 6
Backhand Power: 95
Backhand Spin: 5
Volley Power (Fore): 70
Volley Power (Back): 68
Serve Power: 170
Serve Spin: 0
Acceleration: 450
Max Speed: 240





P. SCOTT
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Forehand Power: 98
Forehand Spin: 8
Backhand Power: 91
Backhand Spin: 6
Volley Power (Fore): 75
Volley Power (Back): 75
Serve Power: 180
Serve Spin: 0
Acceleration: 420
Max Speed: 240




J. MASON
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Forehand Power: 93
Forehand Spin: 0
Backhand Power: 90
Backhand Spin: 0
Volley Power (Fore): 75
Volley Power (Back): 75
Serve Power: 150
Serve Spin: 8
Acceleration: 450
Max Speed: 239




M. COOPER
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Forehand Power: 97
Forehand Spin: 5
Backhand Power: 94
Backhand Spin: 4
Volley Power (Fore): 70
Volley Power (Back): 68
Serve Power: 175
Serve Spin: 0
Acceleration: 490
Max Speed: 240




I. LEACH
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Forehand Power: 100
Forehand Spin: 4
Backhand Power: 94
Backhand Spin: 5
Volley Power (Fore): 60
Volley Power (Back): 58
Serve Power: 185
Serve Spin: 0
Acceleration: 417
Max Speed: 241






B. BARON
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Forehand Power: 99
Forehand Spin: 6
Backhand Power: 94
Backhand Spin: 2
Volley Power (Fore): 74
Volley Power (Back): 73
Serve Power: 180
Serve Spin: 0
Acceleration: 415
Max Speed: 240





R. NELSON
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Forehand Power: 100
Forehand Spin: 12
Backhand Power: 93
Backhand Spin: 7
Volley Power (Fore): 73
Volley Power (Back): 71
Serve Power: 190
Serve Spin: 0
Acceleration: 425
Max Speed: 245




R. FORD
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Forehand Power: 98
Forehand Spin: 9
Backhand Power: 91
Backhand Spin: 6
Volley Power (Fore): 73
Volley Power (Back): 73
Serve Power: 185
Serve Spin: 0
Acceleration: 420
Max Speed: 240




B. BANKS
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Forehand Power: 94
Forehand Spin: 6
Backhand Power: 95
Backhand Spin: 6
Volley Power (Fore): 70
Volley Power (Back): 67
Serve Power: 160
Serve Spin: 0
Acceleration: 450
Max Speed: 245




J. CAIN
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Forehand Power: 99
Forehand Spin: 0
Backhand Power: 96
Backhand Spin: 0
Volley Power (Fore): 70
Volley Power (Back): 70
Serve Power: 145
Serve Spin: 5
Acceleration: 470
Max Speed: 242





A. RICHMOND
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Forehand Power: 98
Forehand Spin: 5
Backhand Power: 90
Backhand Spin: 4
Volley Power (Fore): 66
Volley Power (Back): 63
Serve Power: 210
Serve Spin: 0
Acceleration: 419
Max Speed: 240





S. GIBSON
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Forehand Power: 88
Forehand Spin: 1
Backhand Power: 82
Backhand Spin: 1
Volley Power (Fore): 70
Volley Power (Back): 68
Serve Power: 160
Serve Spin: 0
Acceleration: 410
Max Speed: 235









 
 
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6. POSITIVES
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There are many positives to the game. One is the developers tried to base it 
on real life tennis, the actual sport, where timing, movement and strategy are 
actually involved and apparent to playing well.

While they could not get a licence for the actual players they tried to 
simulate them, and there is even a feature which allows you to edit the 
player’s names and put in their real ones if you so desire.

A nice to touch is the ability to change clothing for each player, which makes 
it a little more lifelike, and surfaces actually have discernable differences 
which is not the case in other tennis games.


 


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7. NEGATIVES
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For all the positives in Dream Match Tennis Pro there are many negatives. I’m 
not going to spend time on graphics, frame rate and visual quality etc., as I 
noted in the beginning this game was designed by a small company.

The majority of the problems come in the form of how players are rated. It is 
clearly evident that former players (Borg, Connors, McEnroe) do rate as high a 
current players (Federer, Nadal). Also Nadal for instance rates too high where 
the serve and volley is concerned, and Borg gets the shaft in many areas which 
makes him virtually unusable when going up against a Federer or Nadal. While 
Sampras and Agassi are also made inferior to Roger and Rafa they can at least 
hold their own.

For Borg, Connors, McEnroe and Lendl, they really don’t have a chance. It 
won’t come down to skill of the gamer controlling the player, strategy etc., 
Federe, Nadal, Sampras and Agassi will just be too strong.

The problem is it renders 9 of the games characters mute, as many will pick 
one of the aforementioned 4 if they want a fighting chance.









Any questions can be sent to gmfynn@yahoo.com and I'll try and answer as best 
I can. Please put game title in subject line.



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