Rita Grande vs Gala Leon Garcia — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
ITA
Rita Grande
51 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2001
hard
ESP
Gala Leon Garcia
52 yrs · 163 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Grande R.
6-2 7-6
Leon Garcia G.
Grande R.
6772
Leon Garcia G.
262–

Rita Grande defeated Gala Leon Garcia 6-2 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gala Leon Garcia came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 128. Rita Grande claimed a first win over Gala Leon Garcia in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Rita Grande closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-07-17SopotR16clayGala Leon Garcia6-7(6) 6-2 6-3
2000-05-22MadridR16clayGala Leon Garcia6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Grande R.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Leon Garcia G.

Leon Garcia G.serving59% hold

wins 54% 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.Leon Garcia G.
1st serve in·Even
69%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
33%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.6
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (12 vs 7). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
20°CDrizzle
Wind 24 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Capriati J.
Hingis M.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Hingis M.
Williams V.
6-16-1
Capriati J.
Davenport L.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Hingis M.
Williams S.
6-23-68-6
Williams V.
Coetzer A.
2-66-18-6
Capriati J.
Seles M.
5-76-46-3
Davenport L.
Kournikova A.
6-46-2
R16
Capriati J.
Marrero M.
7-56-1
Williams V.
Mauresmo A.
6-23-66-3
Williams S.
Bedanova D.
6-26-2
Hingis M.
Grande R.
6-06-3
Seles M.
Henin J.
4-66-46-4
Kournikova A.
Rittner B.
6-36-1
Coetzer A.
Suarez P.
6-16-4
Davenport L.
Clijsters K.
6-46-0
R32
Grande R.
Dominikovic E.
6-36-4
Hingis M.
Razzano V.
7-56-1
Davenport L.
Farina Elia S.
6-26-1
Clijsters K.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-06-1
Rittner B.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-13-66-1
Kournikova A.
Schett B.
2-66-46-3
Seles M.
Loit E.
6-37-5
Henin J.
Testud S.
6-26-4
Capriati J.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-06-2
Marrero M.
Gagliardi E.
4-66-16-2
Suarez P.
Pierce M.
6-36-2
Coetzer A.
Weingartner M.
6-26-4
Mauresmo A.
Majoli I.
6-46-2
Williams V.
Chladkova D.
6-46-1
Williams S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-16-4
Bedanova D.
Dementieva E.
2-67-656-3
R64
Seles M.
Vavrinec M.
6-26-3
Testud S.
Yi J.
6-45-2
Kournikova A.
Kuti Kis R.
6-36-4
Capriati J.
Oremans M.
6-06-2
Henin J.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-36-2
Loit E.
Serna M.
7-53-66-1
Schett B.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-46-2
Rittner B.
Tu M.
6-37-61
Dragomir Ilie R.
Husarova J.
6-16-736-1
Clijsters K.
Jidkova A.
6-37-65
Llagostera Vives N.
Black C.
7-647-5
Davenport L.
Arn G.
6-24-66-2
Hingis M.
Callens E.
6-16-0
Razzano V.
Kremer A.
6-716-17-5
Dominikovic E.
Parkinson H.
6-42-66-2
Grande R.
Frazier A.
6-46-1
Dementieva E.
Glass A.
2-67-666-3
Bedanova D.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-24-66-4
Tanasugarn T.
Wartusch P.
6-16-1
Williams S.
Petrova N.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Shaughnessy M.
6-37-63
Chladkova D.
Appelmans S.
6-26-2
Majoli I.
Habsudova K.
6-46-2
Mauresmo A.
Pratt N.
6-07-5
Coetzer A.
Talaja S.
6-16-3
Weingartner M.
Pisnik T.
4-67-666-0
Suarez P.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-0
Pierce M.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-26-2
Gagliardi E.
Martinez C.
5-76-38-6
Marrero M.
Nacuk S.
6-46-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Stevenson A.
3-67-56-2
Farina Elia S.
Dowse M.
6-06-2
R128
Seles M.
Rippner B.
1-0
Chladkova D.
Kandarr J.
6-36-2
Appelmans S.
Nola P.
7-656-1
Tu M.
Ostrovskaya N.
7-56-0
Llagostera Vives N.
Kruger J.
6-26-3
Henin J.
Poutchek T.
6-47-5
Black C.
Asagoe S.
6-46-1
Jidkova A.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
7-56-3
Clijsters K.
Barna A.
6-36-2
Husarova J.
Rubin C.
6-36-0
Dragomir Ilie R.
Torrens Valero C.
7-56-1
Davenport L.
Dokic J.
4-66-46-3
Shaughnessy M.
Hopmans A.
6-06-4
Williams V.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-32-66-0
Williams S.
Lee J.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
Bovina E.
7-56-3
Wartusch P.
Carlsson A.
7-663-66-3
Tanasugarn T.
Maleeva M.
7-627-5
Bedanova D.
Stewart B.
7-54-67-5
Medina Garrigues A.
Hopkins J.
7-56-0
Glass A.
Kostanic Tosic J.
7-636-4
Dementieva E.
Osterloh L.
6-46-3
Frazier A.
Andretto L.
7-56-4
Grande R.
Leon Garcia G.
6-27-62
Dominikovic E.
Schnyder P.
4-66-16-3
Parkinson H.
Montolio A.
6-26-2
Razzano V.
Panova T.
7-666-3
Kremer A.
Tulyaganova I.
6-42-66-4
Callens E.
Mcquillan R.
6-36-1
Hingis M.
Marosi K.
6-16-1
Talaja S.
Molik A.
6-06-0
Suarez P.
Dechy N.
6-26-1
De Los Rios R.
Grzybowska M.
6-46-2
Diaz Oliva M.
Gersi A.
6-45-76-4
Pierce M.
Plischke S.
6-16-3
Martinez C.
Wheeler C.
6-16-1
Gagliardi E.
Ellwood A.
6-34-68-6
Nacuk S.
Garbin T.
0-66-26-2
Marrero M.
Morariu C.
2-66-46-4
Stevenson A.
Bacheva L.
7-56-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Craybas J.
6-27-65
Oremans M.
Grahame A.
6-36-4
Capriati J.
Nagyova H.
4-66-27-5
Testud S.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-16-0
Yi J.
Basting Y.
6-26-3
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Boogert K.
6-36-3
Serna M.
Irvin M.
6-16-3
Loit E.
Casoni G.
6-32-66-3
Vavrinec M.
Sidot A.
3-67-656-4
Kournikova A.
Hantuchova D.
6-27-5
Kuti Kis R.
Schiavone F.
7-681-66-4
Schett B.
Likhovtseva E.
4-67-626-4
Vento Kabchi M.
Latimer L.
7-626-2
Rittner B.
De Lone E.
2-66-36-3
Habsudova K.
Smashnova A.
6-736-46-3
Weingartner M.
Raymond L.
6-36-4
Pisnik T.
Barabanschikova O.
7-56-2
Coetzer A.
Jeyaseelan S.
6-26-4
Mauresmo A.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-3
Pratt N.
Palaversic M.
6-46-2
Majoli I.
Brandi K.
6-27-67
Arn G.
Nejedly J.
3-67-6412-10
Dowse M.
Fusai A.
4-67-56-0
Farina Elia S.
Sucha M.
4-67-56-3