Magdalena Maleeva vs Rita Grande — Pattaya Quarter-final

Pattaya · WTA · Quarter-final
BUL
Magdalena Maleeva
51 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 November 1999
hard
ITA
Rita Grande
51 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLL
Maleeva M.
7-5 6-1
Grande R.
Maleeva M.
762
Grande R.
51–

Magdalena Maleeva defeated Rita Grande 7-5 6-1 in the Pattaya quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Magdalena Maleeva came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Magdalena Maleeva extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Magdalena Maleeva came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-05-26Roland GarrosR32clayMagdalena Maleeva6-3 2-6 6-3
2002-08-04Los AngelesR32hardRita Grande4-6 6-0 6-3
2000-03-20MiamiR128hardMagdalena Maleeva7-6(4) 6-4
1997-10-06FilderstadtR16hardMagdalena Maleeva6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Maleeva M.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Grande R.

Grande R.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Maleeva M.

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
Maleeva M.Grande R.
1st serve in·Even
65%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
42%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
43%
Break points saved·Even
54%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
1.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Maleeva M.
Kremer A.
4-66-16-2
Semi-finals
Maleeva M.
Chladkova D.
7-66-2
Kremer A.
Talaja S.
4-67-66-2
Quarter-finals
Kremer A.
Carlsson A.
6-37-6
Maleeva M.
Grande R.
7-56-1
Chladkova D.
Kruger J.
7-66-1
Talaja S.
Pratt N.
6-06-2
R16
Chladkova D.
De Lone E.
W/O
Kremer A.
Cocheteux A.
6-16-2
Carlsson A.
Brandi K.
2-66-26-3
Kruger J.
Plischke S.
2-66-26-2
Maleeva M.
Panova T.
6-23-67-6
Grande R.
Myskina A.
6-27-5
Talaja S.
Kleinova S.
6-46-1
Pratt N.
Marosi K.
5-76-36-3
R32
Cocheteux A.
Pisnik T.
6-11-0
Plischke S.
Gersi A.
6-46-1
Kruger J.
Loit E.
7-66-2
Grande R.
Barabanschikova O.
7-66-3
Myskina A.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-26-76-3
Pratt N.
Tulyaganova I.
6-06-2
Kremer A.
Tanasugarn T.
4-66-37-5
Marosi K.
Courtois L.
6-30-66-3
Kleinova S.
Molik A.
2-66-26-4
Talaja S.
Wartusch P.
7-56-3
Carlsson A.
Sangaram B.
4-66-26-4
De Lone E.
Krizan T.
6-23-67-6
Chladkova D.
Yi J.
6-46-4
Brandi K.
Boogert K.
1-66-36-3
Maleeva M.
Grzybowska M.
6-16-0
Panova T.
Srebotnik K.
6-16-2