Cara Black vs Silvia Farina Elia — Boston Round of 16

Boston · WTA · Round of 16
ZIM
Cara Black
47 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 August 1998
hard
ITA
Silvia Farina Elia
54 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Black C.
4-6 6-4 6-2
Farina Elia S.
Black C.
4662
Farina Elia S.
6421

Cara Black defeated Silvia Farina Elia 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the Boston round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Silvia Farina Elia came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Cara Black claimed a first win over Silvia Farina Elia in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-09-19OlympicsR64hardSilvia Farina Elia6-2 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Black C.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Farina Elia S.

Farina Elia S.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Black C.

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
Black C.Farina Elia S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
59%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
0.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
De Swardt M.
Schett B.
3-67-67-5
Semi-finals
Schett B.
Black C.
6-22-66-2
De Swardt M.
Raymond L.
4-66-47-5
Quarter-finals
Raymond L.
Morariu C.
7-66-2
Schett B.
Coetzer A.
6-76-46-1
Black C.
Likhovtseva E.
1-66-16-2
De Swardt M.
Huber A.
6-37-6
R16
Huber A.
Barabanschikova O.
W/O
Coetzer A.
Smith N.
6-36-3
Schett B.
Cristea C.
6-07-5
Black C.
Farina Elia S.
4-66-46-2
Likhovtseva E.
Wang S.
6-46-2
Morariu C.
Shaughnessy M.
3-66-16-2
Raymond L.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-36-3
De Swardt M.
Dechy N.
6-17-6
R32
Dechy N.
Yoshida Y.
6-26-4
Schett B.
Brandi K.
6-46-0
Farina Elia S.
Fernandez M.
1-66-27-5
Black C.
Plischke S.
7-63-66-1
Wang S.
Kleinova S.
6-06-0
Morariu C.
Saeki M.
6-16-2
Shaughnessy M.
Pratt N.
6-26-0
Likhovtseva E.
Glass A.
6-14-2
Smith N.
Mcquillan R.
6-46-2
Cristea C.
Huber L.
6-46-1
Dragomir Ilie R.
Panova T.
6-16-1
Raymond L.
Frazier A.
6-46-2
De Swardt M.
Smith S.
2-66-36-2
Barabanschikova O.
De Lone E.
6-16-2