Rita Grande vs Barbara Rittner — Canadian Open Round of 64

Canadian Open · WTA · Round of 64
ITA
Rita Grande
51 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 August 1997
hard
GER
Barbara Rittner
53 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLWW
Grande R.
6-2 3-6 6-3
Rittner B.
Grande R.
6362
Rittner B.
2631

Rita Grande defeated Barbara Rittner 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the Canadian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Barbara Rittner came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Rita Grande claimed a first win over Barbara Rittner in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Rita Grande closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-06-16s HertogenboschR32grassBarbara Rittner6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Grande R.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Rittner B.

Rittner B.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Grande R.

Serve advantage — Grande R.

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
Grande R.Rittner B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
53%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Return points won·Even
43%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.6
0.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (12 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Seles M.
Huber A.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Huber A.
Fernandez M.
3-66-2
Seles M.
Martinez C.
6-27-6
Quarter-finals
Martinez C.
Davenport L.
6-44-66-2
Huber A.
Coetzer A.
2-66-16-4
Fernandez M.
Maleeva M.
6-26-76-4
Seles M.
Grande R.
6-06-0
R16
Huber A.
Testud S.
6-36-4
Martinez C.
Basuki Y.
6-16-4
Seles M.
Appelmans S.
6-37-5
Grande R.
Pierce M.
6-26-2
Davenport L.
Serna M.
7-56-4
Coetzer A.
Po Messerli K.
6-36-3
Fernandez M.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-46-3
Maleeva M.
Sawamatsu N.
7-56-4
R32
Maleeva M.
Lubiani F.
6-76-46-4
Seles M.
Carlsson A.
6-26-4
Appelmans S.
Fusai A.
6-36-3
Grande R.
Tanasugarn T.
6-42-66-2
Pierce M.
Jeyaseelan S.
6-16-1
Davenport L.
Sugiyama A.
6-27-6
Serna M.
Saeki M.
7-64-66-3
Basuki Y.
Kijimuta N.
6-46-2
Martinez C.
Yoshida Y.
6-33-66-1
Huber A.
Labat F.
6-26-1
Testud S.
Raymond L.
6-36-3
Po Messerli K.
Capriati J.
6-36-2
Coetzer A.
Dechy N.
4-66-46-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Miller A.
6-26-1
Fernandez M.
Arendt N.
6-46-2
Sawamatsu N.
Majoli I.
7-56-76-1
R64
Labat F.
Wild L.
6-26-0
Serna M.
Kolbovic R.
6-26-2
Carlsson A.
Grossman A.
6-46-3
Saeki M.
Spirlea I.
4-66-36-2
Kijimuta N.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-42-66-3
Po Messerli K.
Tauziat N.
6-17-6
Capriati J.
Farina Elia S.
6-46-3
Dechy N.
Williams V.
6-11-66-1
Miller A.
Likhovtseva E.
7-62-66-3
Grande R.
Rittner B.
6-23-66-3
Arendt N.
Sukova H.
6-26-4
Fusai A.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-16-0
Appelmans S.
Hy Boulais P.
6-36-3
Tanasugarn T.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-06-1
Basuki Y.
Kleinova S.
6-36-0
Fernandez M.
Kruger J.
6-47-5
Maleeva M.
Habsudova K.
6-36-3
Lubiani F.
Panova T.
6-27-6
Sawamatsu N.
Rubin C.
6-16-4
Jeyaseelan S.
Babel M.
6-47-6
Sugiyama A.
Callens E.
6-46-3
Yoshida Y.
Ellwood A.
5-76-36-1
Testud S.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
7-56-2
Raymond L.
Glass A.
6-26-1