Joannette Kruger vs Virginia Ruano Pascual — Hobart Round of 16

Hobart · WTA · Round of 16
RSA
Joannette Kruger
52 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 11 January 1998
hard
ESP
Virginia Ruano Pascual
52 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLLW
Kruger J.
6-4 6-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Kruger J.
662
Ruano Pascual V.
43–

Joannette Kruger defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual 6-4 6-3 in the Hobart round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Virginia Ruano Pascual came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Joannette Kruger claimed a first win over Virginia Ruano Pascual in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-07-06PragueR32clayVirginia Ruano Pascual6-2 6-4
1997-07-21WarsawQFclayVirginia Ruano Pascual7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kruger J.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Ruano Pascual V.

Ruano Pascual V.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Kruger J.

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. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Statistics

This season
Kruger J.Ruano Pascual V.
1st serve in·Even
68%
71%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
41%
56%
2nd serve points won·Dominant
13%
45%
Service points won·Clear edge
32%
52%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Clear edge
33%
50%
Aces / match·Even
0.0
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (1 vs 81). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°CPartly cloudy
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 64%

Draw

Final
Schnyder P.
Monami D.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Schnyder P.
Kruger J.
7-66-2
Monami D.
Grzybowska M.
6-76-16-3
Quarter-finals
Grzybowska M.
Nagyova H.
6-12-1
Schnyder P.
Schett B.
6-41-66-3
Kruger J.
Sidot A.
7-56-2
Monami D.
Li F.
7-56-3
R16
Li F.
Halard Decugis J.
3-66-26-1
Kruger J.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-46-3
Sidot A.
Maruska M.
6-76-26-2
Nagyova H.
Grande R.
6-33-66-0
Grzybowska M.
Sawamatsu N.
4-67-67-5
Schnyder P.
Gersi A.
6-36-3
Monami D.
Courtois L.
6-06-4
Schett B.
Nejedly J.
6-26-0
R32
Ruano Pascual V.
Babel M.
6-23-0
Gersi A.
Drake Brockman S.
6-06-1
Kruger J.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-37-6
Maruska M.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
7-67-6
Grande R.
Cacic S.
6-26-3
Nagyova H.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-36-2
Schett B.
Labat F.
6-36-2
Nejedly J.
Chladkova D.
4-66-46-2
Grzybowska M.
Dechy N.
6-26-2
Sawamatsu N.
Farina Elia S.
7-56-4
Li F.
Likhovtseva E.
6-25-77-5
Halard Decugis J.
Kleinova S.
2-66-06-3
Courtois L.
Serna M.
6-16-1
Monami D.
Tanasugarn T.
6-26-2
Schnyder P.
Ellwood A.
4-67-66-1
Sidot A.
Carlsson A.
6-16-4