Tamarine Tanasugarn vs Cara BlackBirmingham Semi-final

Birmingham · WTA · Semi-final
49 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 June 2000
grass
47 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Tanasugarn T.
7-6 6-1
Black C.
Tanasugarn T.
7762
Black C.
601

Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated Cara Black 7-6 6-1 in the Birmingham semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Cara Black came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final. Tamarine Tanasugarn narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

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

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-05-20MadridR32clayCara Black6-3 6-3
2002-03-06Indian WellsR32hardCara Black3-6 7-5 6-1
2001-06-25WimbledonR128grassTamarine Tanasugarn7-5 6-7(2) 6-3
2000-06-19s HertogenboschR16grassCara Black7-6(3) 6-2
1998-06-22WimbledonR32grassTamarine Tanasugarn6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Tanasugarn T.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Black C.

Black C.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Tanasugarn T.

Even serve battle

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Even
1.2
1.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (147 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Semi-finals
Raymond L.
Tauziat N.
6-46-2
Tanasugarn T.
Black C.
7-606-1