Martina Hingis vs Kim Clijsters — Sydney Round of 16

Sydney · WTA · Round of 16
SUI
Martina Hingis
45 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 7 January 2001
hard
BEL
Kim Clijsters
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
Hingis M.
6-4 6-4
Clijsters K.
Hingis M.
662
Clijsters K.
44–

Martina Hingis defeated Kim Clijsters 6-4 6-4 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 5–3. Martina Hingis narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Martina Hingis edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

3–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-01-15Australian OpenQFhardKim Clijsters3-6 6-4 6-3
2006-07-31San DiegoQFhardKim Clijsters7-5 6-2
2006-05-29Roland GarrosQFclayKim Clijsters7-6(5) 6-1
2006-01-16Australian OpenQFhardKim Clijsters6-3 2-6 6-4
2002-01-06SydneySFhardMartina Hingis7-5 4-6 6-2
2001-03-08Indian WellsSFhardKim Clijsters6-2 2-6 6-1
2000-10-02FilderstadtFhardMartina Hingis6-0 6-3
2000-03-20MiamiR16hardMartina Hingis6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Hingis M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

Clijsters K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Hingis 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
Hingis M.Clijsters K.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
48%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (84 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hingis M.Clijsters K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
71
Break points saved·Clear edge
74
87
Break points won·Clear edge
68
82
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
74
Tiebreaks·
—
66

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Hingis M.
Davenport L.
6-34-67-5
Semi-finals
Davenport L.
Mauresmo A.
W/O
Hingis M.
Martinez C.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Hingis M.
Williams S.
6-47-5
Mauresmo A.
Seles M.
6-47-65
Martinez C.
Morariu C.
6-46-0
Davenport L.
Raymond L.
7-56-4
R16
Hingis M.
Clijsters K.
6-46-4
Williams S.
Rippner B.
6-16-2
Martinez C.
Molik A.
6-46-786-3
Morariu C.
Kournikova A.
6-26-1
Mauresmo A.
Coetzer A.
7-57-5
Seles M.
Pratt N.
6-46-2
Raymond L.
Capriati J.
2-66-37-5
Davenport L.
Schett B.
6-36-3
R32
Rippner B.
Tanasugarn T.
6-06-746-3
Clijsters K.
Pisnik T.
6-36-1
Williams S.
Osterloh L.
6-37-66
Molik A.
Shaughnessy M.
6-17-61
Morariu C.
Garbin T.
6-26-2
Kournikova A.
Bovina E.
6-46-4
Coetzer A.
Chladkova D.
3-66-26-2
Mauresmo A.
Kremer A.
6-16-4
Pratt N.
Dominikovic E.
3-66-46-1
Capriati J.
Panova T.
6-43-66-1
Raymond L.
Petrova N.
6-26-1
Schett B.
Leon Garcia G.
6-26-4