Rita Grande vs Elena Bovina — Sopot Round of 32

Sopot · WTA · Round of 32
ITA
Rita Grande
51 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 July 2000
clay
RUS
Elena Bovina
43 yrs · 189 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Grande R.
6-3 7-6
Bovina E.
Grande R.
6772
Bovina E.
363–

Rita Grande defeated Elena Bovina 6-3 7-6 in the Sopot round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Bovina came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Rita Grande narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Rita Grande closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-05-26Roland GarrosR64clayRita Grande7-5 6-3
2003-01-13Australian OpenR64hardElena Bovina6-1 6-2
2002-06-10BirminghamR32grassElena Bovina4-6 6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Grande R.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Bovina E.

Bovina E.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Grande 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. About

Statistics

This season
Grande R.Bovina E.
1st serve in·Even
69%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
40%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
49%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (12 vs 41). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Huber A.
Leon Garcia G.
7-646-3
Semi-finals
Huber A.
Myskina A.
6-36-2
Leon Garcia G.
Suarez P.
6-44-66-3
Quarter-finals
Leon Garcia G.
Martinez C.
5-2
Suarez P.
Schnyder P.
6-47-5
Myskina A.
Schett B.
5-76-16-1
Huber A.
Peschke K.
6-756-16-1
R16
Schett B.
Grzybowska M.
6-46-3
Peschke K.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-46-3
Huber A.
Garbin T.
6-36-3
Martinez C.
Maleeva M.
3-66-26-4
Schnyder P.
Farina Elia S.
4-66-26-2
Suarez P.
Carlsson A.
6-26-2
Myskina A.
Bedanova D.
2-66-06-1
Leon Garcia G.
Grande R.
6-766-26-3
R32
Schnyder P.
Nacuk S.
6-25-76-3
Leon Garcia G.
Bielen Zarska A.
6-16-0
Maleeva M.
Jagieniak K.
6-36-2
Grande R.
Bovina E.
6-37-63
Schett B.
Habsudova K.
6-06-4
Peschke K.
Chladkova D.
7-56-3
Garbin T.
Pisnik T.
6-36-2
Grzybowska M.
Kruger J.
2-67-56-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Prusova L.
6-46-3
Farina Elia S.
Gersi A.
7-696-1
Bedanova D.
Petrova N.
7-53-66-1
Myskina A.
Plischke S.
6-35-76-1
Carlsson A.
Cervanova L.
6-26-3
Suarez P.
Nagyova H.
4-66-36-2