Meilen Tu vs Cara Black — Bratislava Round of 32

Bratislava · WTA · Round of 32
USA
Meilen Tu
48 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2001
hard
ZIM
Cara Black
47 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWL
Tu M.
6-4 6-7 6-1
Black C.
Tu M.
66662
Black C.
47811

Meilen Tu defeated Cara Black 6-4 6-7 6-1 in the Bratislava round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Meilen Tu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Meilen Tu extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Meilen Tu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 6–7 6–1.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-07-29San DiegoR64hardMeilen Tu7-5 6-3
2002-01-06HobartR32hardMeilen Tu6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Tu M.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Black C.

Black C.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Tu 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
Tu M.Black C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Even
55%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Even
0.9
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (58 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Grande R.
Sucha M.
6-16-1
Semi-finals
Sucha M.
Serra Zanetti A.
5-76-16-1
Grande R.
Cervanova L.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Sucha M.
Peschke K.
7-54-66-3
Serra Zanetti A.
Osterloh L.
6-24-66-4
Grande R.
Lamade B.
5-76-47-65
Cervanova L.
Kremer A.
6-26-2
R16
Lamade B.
Dechy N.
6-36-4
Peschke K.
Schiavone F.
4-66-36-4
Serra Zanetti A.
Daniilidou E.
6-23-66-4
Osterloh L.
Marrero M.
6-746-46-2
Kremer A.
Hrozenska S.
6-16-3
Cervanova L.
Tu M.
6-46-3
Grande R.
Hopkins J.
6-46-2
Sucha M.
Chladkova D.
6-24-66-3
R32
Tu M.
Black C.
6-46-766-1
Grande R.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-0
Hopkins J.
Dlhopolcova L.
6-47-5
Lamade B.
Kuti Kis R.
6-36-2
Dechy N.
Gersi A.
6-26-3
Chladkova D.
Vavrinec M.
6-46-2
Sucha M.
Gubacsi Z.
6-26-0
Peschke K.
Poutchek T.
6-46-2
Osterloh L.
Bedanova D.
6-36-3
Marrero M.
Ondraskova Z.
6-36-2
Serra Zanetti A.
Kurhajcova L.
6-27-64
Daniilidou E.
Bovina E.
6-12-66-2
Schiavone F.
Mandula P.
7-56-2
Kremer A.
Beigbeder C.
7-57-5
Cervanova L.
Glass A.
6-36-1
Hrozenska S.
Arn G.
0-66-36-3