Tamarine Tanasugarn vs Anna Smashnova — Shanghai QF

Shanghai · WTA · Quarter-final

THA

Tamarine Tanasugarn

49 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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0 — 0

Sets

Saturday, 14 October 2000

hard

ISR

49 yrs · 157 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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Tanasugarn T.

6-3 6-2

Smashnova A.

Tanasugarn T.

662

Smashnova A.

32–

Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated Anna Smashnova 6-3 6-2 in the Shanghai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anna Smashnova came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Tamarine Tanasugarn claimed a first win over Anna Smashnova in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Match story: Tamarine Tanasugarn dropped just 5 games past Anna Smashnova.

Head to head

0–3

Date	Tournament	Round	Surface	Winner	Score
2005-01-17	Australian Open	R64	hard	Anna Smashnova	6-2 6-2
2002-01-06	Canberra	F	hard	Anna Smashnova	7-5 7-6(2)
2000-05-22	Strasbourg	R16	clay	Anna Smashnova	6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season

Tanasugarn T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Smashnova A.

Smashnova A.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Tanasugarn T.

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

Tanasugarn T.Smashnova A.

1st serve in·Even

64%

68%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

59%

54%

2nd serve points won·Slight edge

46%

41%

Service points won·Even

54%

50%

Return points won·Even

44%

44%

Break points saved·Slight edge

53%

48%

Aces / match·Slight edge

1.2

0.2

Double faults / match·Clear edge

3.3

4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (147 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final

Semi-finals

Quarter-finals

Tanasugarn T.

Smashnova A.

6-36-2

R16

R32