Magdalena Maleeva vs Nathalie Tauziat — Leipzig Semi-final
Leipzig · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2001
carpet
Maleeva M.4-6 6-4 6-3
Tauziat N.
Maleeva M.
4662
Tauziat N.
6431
Magdalena Maleeva defeated Nathalie Tauziat 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the Leipzig semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Nathalie Tauziat came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's semi-final. Magdalena Maleeva claimed a first win over Nathalie Tauziat in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Magdalena Maleeva dropped the opening set before beating Nathalie Tauziat 4–6 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-15 | Zurich | R32 | hard | Nathalie Tauziat | 7-6(3) 6-7(6) 6-3 |
| 2001-07-30 | San Diego | R16 | hard | Nathalie Tauziat | 6-2 5-7 6-2 |
| 2000-10-09 | Zurich | R16 | hard | Nathalie Tauziat | 6-4 6-0 |
| 1997-08-04 | Manhattan Beach | R32 | hard | Nathalie Tauziat | 6-4 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
65%
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1st serve points won·
62%
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2nd serve points won·
44%
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Service points won·
56%
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Return points won·
47%
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Break points saved·
54%
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Aces / match·
2.0
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Double faults / match·
2.6
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Draw
Quarter-finals
Dementieva E.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-3
Tauziat N.
Kremer A.
6-25-76-2
Maleeva M.
Myskina A.
6-46-3
Clijsters K.
Farina Elia S.
6-12-66-4
R16
Kremer A.
Huber A.
6-46-4
Tauziat N.
Montolio A.
6-726-36-4
Myskina A.
Kournikova A.
6-43-66-3
Maleeva M.
Panova T.
6-22-66-3
Dementieva E.
Likhovtseva E.
5-76-47-5
Hantuchova D.
Dokic J.
4-67-666-0
Farina Elia S.
Peschke K.
6-34-67-610
Clijsters K.
Schiavone F.
6-36-3
R32
Panova T.
Petrova N.
7-637-65
Hantuchova D.
Nagyova H.
5-1
Schiavone F.
Tulyaganova I.
7-56-1
Farina Elia S.
Rittner B.
6-46-726-4
Maleeva M.
Chladkova D.
6-36-3
Huber A.
Schett B.
7-656-4
Myskina A.
Majoli I.
6-36-2
Kremer A.
Bedanova D.
7-55-76-4
Montolio A.
Torrens Valero C.
4-66-47-5
Dementieva E.
Schwartz B.
6-36-4
Likhovtseva E.
Kandarr J.
6-46-4
Peschke K.
Serna M.
6-16-3