Rita Grande vs Valentina Sassi — Madrid Round of 32

Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
ITA
Rita Grande
51 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 May 2001
clay
ITA
Valentina Sassi
46 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLL
Grande R.
6-2 6-7 6-2
Sassi V.
Grande R.
66562
Sassi V.
27721

Rita Grande defeated Valentina Sassi 6-2 6-7 6-2 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Rita Grande came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Grande R.Sassi V.
1st serve in·
69%
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1st serve points won·
62%
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2nd serve points won·
42%
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Service points won·
56%
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Return points won·
43%
—
Break points saved·
58%
—
Aces / match·
1.6
—
Double faults / match·
1.4
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
18°CMainly clear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 66%

Draw

Final
Sanchez Vicario A.
Montolio A.
7-56-0
Semi-finals
Sanchez Vicario A.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-36-1
Montolio A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Sanchez Vicario A.
Raymond L.
6-36-4
Montolio A.
De Los Rios R.
7-56-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Serna M.
6-46-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Testud S.
5-76-36-4
R16
Sanchez Vicario A.
Rittner B.
7-64
Montolio A.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
3-66-16-2
Martinez Sanchez M.
Grande R.
7-55-77-66
Medina Garrigues A.
Brandi K.
6-36-4
Testud S.
Vakulenko J.
6-06-4
De Los Rios R.
Seles M.
7-52-66-4
Raymond L.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-3
Serna M.
Black C.
6-44-66-1
R32
De Los Rios R.
Torrens Valero C.
6-16-0
Black C.
Castano C.
4-66-16-0
Medina Garrigues A.
Pratt N.
6-14-66-3
Brandi K.
Frazier A.
4-66-27-5
Montolio A.
Diaz Oliva M.
7-56-2
Kuznetsova S.
Ruano Pascual V.
4-67-666-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Schett B.
7-52-66-4
Vakulenko J.
Craybas J.
6-14-66-2
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Carlsson A.
6-46-726-0
Serna M.
Tatarkova E.
6-36-2
Raymond L.
Hopkins J.
3-66-26-2
Rittner B.
Nejedly J.
6-37-64
Grande R.
Sassi V.
6-26-756-2
Testud S.
Leon Garcia G.
2-66-36-0