Kim Clijsters vs Sarah Pitkowski Malcor — Hobart Quarter-final

Hobart · WTA · Quarter-final
BEL
Kim Clijsters
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 9 January 2000
hard
FRA
Sarah Pitkowski Malcor
50 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Clijsters K.
7-5 6-1
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Clijsters K.
762
Pitkowski Malcor S.
51–

Kim Clijsters defeated Sarah Pitkowski Malcor 7-5 6-1 in the Hobart quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sarah Pitkowski Malcor came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Kim Clijsters claimed a first win over Sarah Pitkowski Malcor in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1999-05-10Belgian OpenQFclaySarah Pitkowski Malcor3-6 7-5 6-1

Statistics

This season
Clijsters K.Pitkowski Malcor S.
1st serve in·
64%
—
1st serve points won·
67%
—
2nd serve points won·
48%
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Service points won·
61%
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Return points won·
48%
—
Break points saved·
60%
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Aces / match·
2.3
—
Double faults / match·
4.2
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Rubin C.
2-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-36-2
Rubin C.
Frazier A.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Clijsters K.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
7-56-1
Rubin C.
Henin J.
7-50-66-2
Frazier A.
Cristea C.
6-35-76-3
Vento Kabchi M.
Drake M.
6-36-2
R16
Rubin C.
Black C.
3-67-56-3
Clijsters K.
Oremans M.
6-26-4
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Smashnova A.
4-67-57-5
Vento Kabchi M.
Schnyder P.
7-686-4
Drake M.
Brandi K.
6-46-2
Henin J.
Plischke S.
6-36-1
Frazier A.
Parkinson H.
3-66-06-4
Cristea C.
Leon Garcia G.
7-647-5
R32
Cristea C.
Dechy N.
2-62-3
Clijsters K.
Dragomir Ilie R.
4-66-16-2
Drake M.
Maleeva M.
6-46-737-68
Brandi K.
Nagyova H.
7-643-66-2
Plischke S.
Peschke K.
6-26-3
Henin J.
Zuluaga F.
6-44-66-2
Black C.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
3-67-56-2
Rubin C.
Pratt N.
6-26-736-3
Frazier A.
Panova T.
6-46-4
Parkinson H.
Torrens Valero C.
6-36-2
Leon Garcia G.
Molik A.
3-67-636-2
Oremans M.
Ellwood A.
6-46-4
Smashnova A.
Cocheteux A.
2-67-56-1
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Schwartz B.
4-66-46-3
Schnyder P.
Montolio A.
6-36-3
Vento Kabchi M.
Grande R.
6-37-5