Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie vs Elena Likhovtseva — Kremlin Cup Round of 32

Kremlin Cup · WTA · Round of 32
ROU
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie
53 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 October 1999
carpet
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-3 7-5
Likhovtseva E.
Dragomir Ilie R.
672
Likhovtseva E.
35–

Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie defeated Elena Likhovtseva 6-3 7-5 in the Kremlin Cup round of 32 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Likhovtseva came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 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
2000-03-20MiamiR32hardElena Likhovtseva6-4 2-6 7-6(5)
1998-10-20Kremlin CupR32carpetElena Likhovtseva3-6 6-3 6-3
1997-03-20Key BiscayneR32hardElena Likhovtseva6-7 6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Dragomir Ilie R.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Likhovtseva E.

Likhovtseva E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Dragomir Ilie R.

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
Dragomir Ilie R.Likhovtseva E.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
29%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
45%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.0
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (1 vs 83). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Tauziat N.
Schett B.
2-66-46-1
Semi-finals
Schett B.
Monami D.
7-57-6
Tauziat N.
Raymond L.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Tauziat N.
Huber A.
6-46-3
Schett B.
Farina Elia S.
1-66-46-3
Raymond L.
Sugiyama A.
6-37-5
Monami D.
Halard Decugis J.
6-14-66-1
R16
Monami D.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-22-67-5
Halard Decugis J.
Sidot A.
6-27-5
Schett B.
Myskina A.
3-66-46-2
Huber A.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-34-66-3
Tauziat N.
Panova T.
6-33-66-3
Raymond L.
Petrova N.
6-26-2
Sugiyama A.
Pierce M.
6-43-66-3
Farina Elia S.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-36-1
R32
Sidot A.
Plischke S.
6-36-4
Sugiyama A.
Kremer A.
6-13-66-2
Raymond L.
Tatarkova E.
6-37-6
Petrova N.
Martinez C.
6-16-4
Panova T.
Dementieva E.
7-61-67-5
Huber A.
Po Messerli K.
4-67-66-4
Dragomir Ilie R.
Likhovtseva E.
6-37-5
Monami D.
Schnyder P.
7-56-2
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Talaja S.
6-13-66-2
Farina Elia S.
Testud S.
6-36-4
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Zvereva N.
6-46-3
Myskina A.
Rubin C.
6-46-3