Virginia Ruano Pascual vs Silvia Farina Elia — Budapest Final
Budapest · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 April 1998
clay
Ruano Pascual V.6-4 4-6 6-3
Farina Elia S.
Ruano Pascual V.
6462
Farina Elia S.
4631
Virginia Ruano Pascual defeated Silvia Farina Elia 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the Budapest final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Silvia Farina Elia came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Virginia Ruano Pascual narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Virginia Ruano Pascual closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–3.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-06-21 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Silvia Farina Elia | 2-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 2004-04-05 | Amelia Island | R32 | clay | Silvia Farina Elia | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2004-01-19 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Silvia Farina Elia | 5-7 6-4 6-4 |
| 2001-02-26 | Acapulco | R32 | hard | Virginia Ruano Pascual | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1999-03-29 | Hilton Head | R32 | clay | Silvia Farina Elia | 7-5 4-6 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
71%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
52%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
55%
Aces / match·Even
0.6
0.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (81 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Draw
Final
Ruano Pascual V.
Farina Elia S.
6-44-66-3
Quarter-finals
Farina Elia S.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-16-2
Li F.
Testud S.
5-77-66-4
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Halard Decugis J.
5-76-36-2
Ruano Pascual V.
Kuti Kis R.
6-36-0
R16
Farina Elia S.
Torrens Valero C.
6-26-2
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Ghirardi L.
6-44-66-3
Kuti Kis R.
Cristea C.
6-36-2
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Makarova E.
2-67-56-3
Li F.
Golarsa L.
6-26-4
Testud S.
Bes Ostariz E.
7-67-6
Ruano Pascual V.
Lubiani F.
6-04-67-6
Halard Decugis J.
Leon Garcia G.
6-36-0
R32
Testud S.
Maruska M.
6-36-4
Torrens Valero C.
Suarez P.
6-36-2
Ghirardi L.
Dechaume Balleret A.
6-26-4
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Sandu R.
6-44-66-4
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Gubacsi Z.
6-36-4
Makarova E.
Studenikova K.
4-66-36-3
Li F.
Probst W.
6-16-0
Golarsa L.
Cecchini S.
0-66-27-5
Halard Decugis J.
Dechy N.
6-36-4
Leon Garcia G.
Sidot A.
6-26-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Nacuk S.
2-66-16-2
Lubiani F.
Garbin T.
6-42-66-1
Farina Elia S.
Krivencheva S.
7-66-3
Kuti Kis R.
Gagliardi E.
6-37-5
Bes Ostariz E.
Husarova J.
6-36-3
Cristea C.
Monami D.
6-46-0