Iva Majoli vs Elena Likhovtseva — Atlanta Round of 16

Atlanta · WTA · Round of 16
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Iva Majoli
48 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 August 1997
hard
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Majoli I.
6-2 3-6 6-4
Likhovtseva E.
Majoli I.
6362
Likhovtseva E.
2641

Iva Majoli defeated Elena Likhovtseva 6-2 3-6 6-4 in the Atlanta round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Likhovtseva came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Iva Majoli had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard. Iva Majoli claimed a first win over Elena Likhovtseva in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Iva Majoli closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-08-25US OpenR128hardElena Likhovtseva6-1 6-1
2000-10-14LinzR32hardElena Likhovtseva6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Majoli I.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Likhovtseva E.

Likhovtseva E.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Majoli I.

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
Majoli I.Likhovtseva E.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
57%
61%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
26%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
46%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
45%
Break points saved·Clear edge
33%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.3
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.8
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (4 vs 83). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Davenport L.
Testud S.
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Davenport L.
Coetzer A.
6-26-4
Testud S.
Majoli I.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Testud S.
Seles M.
W/O
Majoli I.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-27-5
Coetzer A.
Novotna J.
1-66-36-1
Davenport L.
Monami D.
6-17-5
R16
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Farina Elia S.
1-1
Novotna J.
Basuki Y.
4-66-26-2
Monami D.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-06-2
Majoli I.
Likhovtseva E.
6-23-66-4
Testud S.
Rubin C.
6-46-1
Seles M.
Sawamatsu N.
6-46-3
Coetzer A.
Tauziat N.
6-25-76-2
Davenport L.
Schnyder P.
6-36-2
R32
Farina Elia S.
Maleeva M.
6-37-6
Likhovtseva E.
Appelmans S.
4-67-64-2
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Hy Boulais P.
7-67-6
Dragomir Ilie R.
Sidot A.
6-36-3
Monami D.
Miller A.
6-16-3
Schnyder P.
Labat F.
6-36-2
Coetzer A.
Wild L.
6-16-2
Tauziat N.
Carlsson A.
6-46-3
Basuki Y.
Babel M.
6-47-6
Rubin C.
Sukova H.
6-16-2
Sawamatsu N.
Sugiyama A.
7-66-4
Testud S.
Habsudova K.
6-36-1