Magdalena Maleeva vs Rita Grande — Filderstadt Round of 16

Filderstadt · WTA · Round of 16
BUL
Magdalena Maleeva
51 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 October 1997
hard
ITA
Rita Grande
51 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLL
Maleeva M.
6-2 6-3
Grande R.
Maleeva M.
662
Grande R.
23–

Magdalena Maleeva defeated Rita Grande 6-2 6-3 in the Filderstadt round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Magdalena Maleeva came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Magdalena Maleeva extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-05-26Roland GarrosR32clayMagdalena Maleeva6-3 2-6 6-3
2002-08-04Los AngelesR32hardRita Grande4-6 6-0 6-3
2000-03-20MiamiR128hardMagdalena Maleeva7-6(4) 6-4
1999-11-15PattayaQFhardMagdalena Maleeva7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Maleeva M.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Grande R.

Grande R.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Maleeva M.

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
Maleeva M.Grande R.
1st serve in·Even
65%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
42%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
1.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Hingis M.
Raymond L.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Raymond L.
Spirlea I.
6-36-1
Hingis M.
Coetzer A.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Spirlea I.
Sanchez Vicario A.
7-56-4
Hingis M.
Maleeva M.
6-26-3
Coetzer A.
Schnyder P.
6-27-5
Raymond L.
Sawamatsu N.
6-26-3
R16
Raymond L.
Novotna J.
3-66-46-4
Sawamatsu N.
Fernandez M.
6-20-66-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Davenport L.
6-47-6
Spirlea I.
Habsudova K.
6-26-0
Coetzer A.
Kournikova A.
3-66-36-4
Schnyder P.
Majoli I.
6-26-2
Maleeva M.
Grande R.
6-26-3
Hingis M.
Zvereva N.
4-66-16-4
R32
Schnyder P.
Sukova H.
7-66-2
Raymond L.
Farina Elia S.
6-36-2
Kournikova A.
Schett B.
6-37-6
Sawamatsu N.
Appelmans S.
6-36-2
Fernandez M.
Huber A.
6-46-4
Maleeva M.
Sidot A.
6-76-46-3
Grande R.
Testud S.
7-66-3
Zvereva N.
Martinez C.
6-16-0
Sanchez Vicario A.
Wiesner J.
6-27-5
Habsudova K.
Capriati J.
6-26-1
Spirlea I.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-26-0
Coetzer A.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
7-66-3