Mary Pierce vs Joannette Kruger — Zurich Round of 16

Zurich · WTA · Round of 16
FRA
Mary Pierce
51 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 October 1998
hard
RSA
Joannette Kruger
52 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Pierce M.
7-6 6-1
Kruger J.
Pierce M.
762
Kruger J.
61–

Mary Pierce defeated Joannette Kruger 7-6 6-1 in the Zurich round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Mary Pierce came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Mary Pierce extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Mary Pierce came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-01-07CanberraQFhardMary Pierce6-3 6-0
1999-05-24Roland GarrosR128clayMary Pierce6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Pierce M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kruger J.

Kruger J.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Pierce M.

Serve advantage — Pierce M.

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
Pierce M.Kruger J.
1st serve in·Even
67%
68%
1st serve points won·Dominant
69%
41%
2nd serve points won·Dominant
52%
13%
Service points won·Dominant
63%
32%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Dominant
59%
33%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.1
0.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (61 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Davenport L.
Williams V.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Davenport L.
Spirlea I.
6-26-3
Williams V.
Tauziat N.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Tauziat N.
Schett B.
4-67-56-1
Davenport L.
Coetzer A.
6-36-1
Spirlea I.
Monami D.
6-46-0
Williams V.
Pierce M.
6-46-1
R16
Pierce M.
Kruger J.
7-66-1
Tauziat N.
Raymond L.
6-26-3
Schett B.
Schnyder P.
6-41-67-6
Monami D.
Mauresmo A.
6-36-4
Spirlea I.
Martinez C.
6-27-6
Coetzer A.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-36-1
Davenport L.
Halard Decugis J.
6-46-2
Williams V.
Morariu C.
7-56-3
R32
Coetzer A.
Zvereva N.
7-56-4
Halard Decugis J.
Sugiyama A.
7-56-1
Pierce M.
Rubin C.
7-52-66-3
Raymond L.
Cristea C.
6-46-4
Schett B.
Po Messerli K.
6-36-3
Schnyder P.
Farina Elia S.
6-26-3
Monami D.
Kournikova A.
6-36-1
Mauresmo A.
Plischke S.
4-66-46-1
Spirlea I.
Oremans M.
7-66-2
Dragomir Ilie R.
Huber A.
3-66-46-4
Morariu C.
Testud S.
6-32-66-4
Kruger J.
Peschke K.
2-66-46-2