Cara Black vs Elena Likhovtseva — Hobart Quarter-final
Hobart · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 7 January 2001
hard
Black C.1-6 6-4 6-4
Likhovtseva E.
Black C.
1662
Likhovtseva E.
6441
Cara Black defeated Elena Likhovtseva 1-6 6-4 6-4 in the Hobart quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Likhovtseva came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Cara Black narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Cara Black dropped the opening set before beating Elena Likhovtseva 1–6 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-02-10 | Doha | R32 | hard | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2002-09-10 | Waikoloa | QF | hard | Cara Black | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2002-06-10 | Birmingham | R32 | grass | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2002-05-13 | Rome | R64 | clay | Elena Likhovtseva | 7-5 4-6 6-4 |
| 2000-01-03 | Auckland | QF | hard | Cara Black | 6-3 7-5 |
| 1998-08-10 | Boston | QF | hard | Cara Black | 1-6 6-1 6-2 |
| 1998-05-25 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Elena Likhovtseva | 7-5 7-5 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
53%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
3.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 83). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
17°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 65%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Hopkins J.
Brandi K.
3-1
Dragomir Ilie R.
Sidot A.
6-15-76-3
Black C.
Likhovtseva E.
1-66-46-4
Grande R.
Frazier A.
6-46-3
R16
Dragomir Ilie R.
De Los Rios R.
7-56-3
Black C.
Srebotnik K.
6-27-5
Likhovtseva E.
Parkinson H.
6-46-2
Hopkins J.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-36-2
Brandi K.
Poutchek T.
6-27-65
Frazier A.
Vavrinec M.
7-637-5
Grande R.
Smashnova A.
5-76-37-5
Sidot A.
Nola P.
6-36-1
R32
Poutchek T.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-47-64
Brandi K.
Tulyaganova I.
6-16-2
Likhovtseva E.
Marosi K.
6-17-5
Hopkins J.
Mcshea L.
6-16-4
Foretz Gacon S.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
4-66-46-2
Dragomir Ilie R.
Barabanschikova O.
6-36-2
De Los Rios R.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-54-66-4
Nola P.
Grzybowska M.
6-26-4
Sidot A.
Hopmans A.
6-27-5
Parkinson H.
Nejedly J.
6-26-3
Srebotnik K.
Wartusch P.
6-36-4
Black C.
Marrero M.
7-56-0
Frazier A.
Weingartner M.
6-36-4
Smashnova A.
Obata S.
7-6136-2
Grande R.
Mcquillan R.
6-26-2
Vavrinec M.
Jidkova A.
6-27-64