Virginia Ruano Pascual vs Rita Grande — Cardiff Semi-final

Cardiff · WTA · Semi-final
ESP
Virginia Ruano Pascual
52 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 13 May 1997
clay
ITA
Rita Grande
51 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLL
Ruano Pascual V.
6-3 3-6 6-4
Grande R.
Ruano Pascual V.
6362
Grande R.
3641

Virginia Ruano Pascual defeated Rita Grande 6-3 3-6 6-4 in the Cardiff semi-final on clay. Virginia Ruano Pascual extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1999-03-18Key BiscayneR64hardVirginia Ruano Pascual6-4 6-2
1999-01-11HobartQFhardRita Grande6-2 5-1 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Ruano Pascual V.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Grande R.

Grande R.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Ruano Pascual V.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Ruano Pascual V.Grande R.
1st serve in·Even
71%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
42%
Service points won·Even
52%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.6
1.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (81 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Ruano Pascual V.
Dechaume Balleret A.
6-13-66-2
Semi-finals
Ruano Pascual V.
Grande R.
6-33-66-4
Dechaume Balleret A.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Ruano Pascual V.
Langrova P.
6-46-2
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Carlsson A.
7-56-4
Dechaume Balleret A.
Lubiani F.
2-66-46-2
Grande R.
Monami D.
1-66-27-5
R16
Lubiani F.
Oremans M.
7-56-2
Ruano Pascual V.
Grossman A.
6-06-0
Dechaume Balleret A.
Cristea C.
6-46-4
Carlsson A.
Begerow P.
6-36-4
Monami D.
Zrubakova R.
7-57-5
Langrova P.
Dopfer S.
6-36-4
Grande R.
Torrens Valero C.
6-36-2
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Whitlinger Jones T.
3-66-07-5
R32
Grande R.
Guse K.
7-56-2
Torrens Valero C.
Chladkova D.
3-66-46-1
Cristea C.
Yoshida Y.
5-76-36-2
Lubiani F.
Gagliardi E.
1-66-27-6
Oremans M.
Maruska M.
6-42-66-3
Begerow P.
Watanabe J.
6-36-2
Monami D.
Tu M.
6-36-3
Langrova P.
Gavaldon A.
6-36-3
Dopfer S.
Smith S.
6-26-2
Whitlinger Jones T.
Pena L.
6-06-0
Grossman A.
Cecchini S.
6-46-2
Ruano Pascual V.
Ellwood A.
3-67-67-6
Dechaume Balleret A.
Richterova L.
7-56-0
Carlsson A.
Pullin J.
6-46-1
Zrubakova R.
Martinek V.
6-17-6
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Leon Garcia G.
6-36-2