Corina Morariu vs Elena Likhovtseva — Rome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
USA
Corina Morariu
48 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 May 1999
clay
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Morariu C.
6-2 6-1
Likhovtseva E.
Morariu C.
662
Likhovtseva E.
21–

Corina Morariu defeated Elena Likhovtseva 6-2 6-1 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Likhovtseva came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Corina Morariu claimed a first win over Elena Likhovtseva in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-01-29TokyoR32hardElena Likhovtseva6-3 6-2
1999-06-14EastbourneR32grassElena Likhovtseva2-6 6-4 6-0
1999-05-17StrasbourgQFclayElena Likhovtseva6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Morariu C.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Likhovtseva E.

Likhovtseva E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Morariu 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
Morariu C.Likhovtseva E.
1st serve in·Clear edge
51%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
45%
Service points won·Even
52%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (4 vs 83). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
25°COvercast
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Pierce M.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Williams V.
Hingis M.
6-41-66-4
Pierce M.
Mauresmo A.
6-76-26-4
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Monami D.
7-66-2
Hingis M.
Williams S.
6-26-2
Mauresmo A.
Plischke S.
6-26-3
Pierce M.
Testud S.
6-47-5
R16
Mauresmo A.
Schnyder P.
5-76-26-4
Plischke S.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-46-1
Hingis M.
Morariu C.
6-16-4
Williams S.
Spirlea I.
6-26-3
Williams V.
Kournikova A.
6-26-2
Monami D.
Tauziat N.
6-47-6
Testud S.
Smashnova A.
7-56-1
Pierce M.
Martinez C.
4-66-07-6
R32
Schnyder P.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-27-5
Sanchez Vicario A.
Brandi K.
6-06-2
Plischke S.
Coetzer A.
6-42-66-1
Mauresmo A.
Dementieva E.
1-66-37-5
Pierce M.
Peschke K.
6-36-4
Martinez C.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-36-3
Smashnova A.
Snyder T.
6-37-5
Testud S.
Sidot A.
6-16-1
Tauziat N.
Garbin T.
6-46-2
Monami D.
Appelmans S.
6-46-76-3
Kournikova A.
Serna M.
6-46-3
Williams V.
Leon Garcia G.
7-54-66-4
Williams S.
Panova T.
6-26-1
Spirlea I.
Papadaki C.
6-46-0
Morariu C.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-26-3
Hingis M.
Dechy N.
6-16-1
R64
Kournikova A.
Grande R.
6-76-32-0
Dragomir Ilie R.
Schiavone F.
6-46-3
Brandi K.
Cacic S.
6-46-2
Morariu C.
Likhovtseva E.
6-26-1
Spirlea I.
Black C.
6-36-0
Papadaki C.
Tatarkova E.
7-66-3
Panova T.
Dechaume Balleret A.
6-07-5
Leon Garcia G.
Habsudova K.
6-46-3
Serna M.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-36-3
Monami D.
Arendt N.
6-16-0
Peschke K.
Fusai A.
6-26-4
Appelmans S.
Sugiyama A.
7-56-4
Garbin T.
Weingartner M.
6-16-4
Serra Zanetti A.
De Swardt M.
7-57-5
Dementieva E.
Serra Zanetti A.
7-57-5
Snyder T.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-24-66-3
Smashnova A.
Zvereva N.
6-36-1
Martinez C.
Farina Elia S.
6-46-1
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-46-3
Plischke S.
Lubiani F.
6-26-3
Mauresmo A.
Drake M.
6-26-1
Coetzer A.
Di Natale G.
6-36-0
Sidot A.
Kremer A.
6-23-66-1
Dechy N.
Oremans M.
6-26-2