Cara Black vs Claire Taylor — San Antonio 10K Qualifying Round

San Antonio 10K · ITF · Qualifying Round
ZIM
Cara Black
47 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 January 1997 ·
hard
GBR
Claire Taylor
51 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLWWL
Black C.
6-2 7-5
Taylor C.
Black C.
672
Taylor C.
250

Cara Black defeated Claire Taylor 6-2 7-5 in the San Antonio 10K qualifying round on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Claire Taylor came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Cara Black had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 9 on hard. Cara Black claimed a first win over Claire Taylor in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Cara Black closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1996-02-13Sheffield 10KR16hardClaire Taylor2-6 6-2 6-0

Statistics

This season
Black C.Taylor C.
1st serve in·
59%
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1st serve points won·
59%
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2nd serve points won·
45%
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Service points won·
53%
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Return points won·
43%
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Break points saved·
53%
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Aces / match·
1.5
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Double faults / match·
3.0
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw