Patty Schnyder vs Joannette Kruger — Hobart Semi-final

Hobart · WTA · Semi-final
SUI
Patty Schnyder
47 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 11 January 1998
hard
RSA
Joannette Kruger
52 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Schnyder P.
7-6 6-2
Kruger J.
Schnyder P.
762
Kruger J.
62–

Patty Schnyder defeated Joannette Kruger 7-6 6-2 in the Hobart semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Joannette Kruger came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Patty Schnyder had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 8 on hard. Patty Schnyder narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-09-10BahiaR32hardJoannette Kruger7-6(4) 6-4
1999-10-25LinzR32hardPatty Schnyder6-2 6-1
1997-04-07Amelia IslandR64clayJoannette Kruger7-6 5-7 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Schnyder P.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kruger J.

Kruger J.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Schnyder P.

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
Schnyder P.Kruger J.
1st serve in·Even
64%
68%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
62%
41%
2nd serve points won·Dominant
50%
13%
Service points won·Dominant
58%
32%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Clear edge
57%
33%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
0.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 1). 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