Meilen Tu vs Francesca Schiavone — Auckland Semi-final

Auckland · WTA · Semi-final
USA
Meilen Tu
48 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 31 December 2000
hard
ITA
Francesca Schiavone
46 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Tu M.
7-6 7-5
Schiavone F.
Tu M.
7872
Schiavone F.
665–

Meilen Tu defeated Francesca Schiavone 7-6 7-5 in the Auckland semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Francesca Schiavone came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Meilen Tu had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 6 on hard. Meilen Tu claimed a first win over Francesca Schiavone in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-10-16ZurichR32hardFrancesca Schiavone6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Tu M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Schiavone F.

Schiavone F.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Tu 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
Tu M.Schiavone F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.9
2.4
Double faults / match·Even
4.9
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (58 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
18°CDrizzle
Wind 34 km/hHumidity 79%

Draw

Final
Kremer A.
Black C.
6-46-4
Tu M.
Suarez P.
7-6106-2
Semi-finals
Black C.
Hopmans A.
6-36-3
Kremer A.
Shaughnessy M.
6-36-3
Suarez P.
Weingartner M.
7-56-1
Tu M.
Schiavone F.
7-667-5
Quarter-finals
Kremer A.
Suarez P.
6-35-76-4
Shaughnessy M.
Smashnova A.
6-46-2
Hopmans A.
Vavrinec M.
7-666-2
Black C.
Likhovtseva E.
6-37-5
Suarez P.
Bradshaw A.
6-36-4
Schiavone F.
Black C.
7-656-4
Tu M.
Osterloh L.
2-67-616-4
Weingartner M.
Kremer A.
6-16-4
R16
Likhovtseva E.
Srebotnik K.
3-66-06-4
Black C.
Nejedly J.
6-17-63
Vavrinec M.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-20-66-3
Kremer A.
Diaz Oliva M.
7-646-1
Hopmans A.
Loit E.
0-66-36-3
Smashnova A.
Ruano Pascual V.
5-77-627-63
Shaughnessy M.
Webb V.
7-646-0
Suarez P.
Craybas J.
6-26-2
Suarez P.
Nola P.
6-26-0
Bradshaw A.
Schett B.
7-613-66-4
Osterloh L.
Hopmans A.
6-26-3
Tu M.
Salerni M.
6-26-4
Black C.
Asagoe S.
6-16-2
Schiavone F.
Craybas J.
7-56-3
Kremer A.
Morariu C.
1-67-666-2
Weingartner M.
Smashnova A.
6-26-3
R32
Vavrinec M.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
7-666-4
Llagostera Vives N.
Weingartner M.
6-47-63
Hopmans A.
Harriman R.
6-36-3
Smashnova A.
Tu M.
6-36-4
Loit E.
Drake M.
6-36-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Mandula P.
3-66-46-4
Shaughnessy M.
Labat F.
6-736-17-63
Webb V.
Schwartz B.
6-15-76-4
Likhovtseva E.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-36-3
Suarez P.
Brandi K.
6-16-1
Craybas J.
Bacheva L.
6-46-1
Black C.
Noorlander S.
6-06-1
Srebotnik K.
Rippner B.
6-46-2
Nejedly J.
Wartusch P.
1-66-16-3
Kremer A.
Baker L.
6-17-63
Diaz Oliva M.
Nola P.
6-06-737-64
Craybas J.
Testud S.
6-17-5
Asagoe S.
Loit E.
6-746-46-1
Schiavone F.
Grande R.
2-66-36-2
Black C.
Parkinson H.
4-67-56-4
Schett B.
Baker L.
6-16-4
Bradshaw A.
Basting Y.
6-42-66-4
Nola P.
Fusai A.
6-26-1
Suarez P.
Nejedly J.
6-16-736-3
Weingartner M.
Dechy N.
7-654-66-0
Smashnova A.
Vavrinec M.
4-66-27-5
Morariu C.
Hopkins J.
6-23-66-2
Kremer A.
Gagliardi E.
6-26-0
Osterloh L.
Dlhopolcova L.
7-56-2
Hopmans A.
Torrens Valero C.
3-66-46-2
Salerni M.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-46-4
Tu M.
Brandi K.
5-76-46-1