Anna Smashnova vs Anna Kournikova — Auckland Semi-final
Auckland · WTA · Semi-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2001
hard
Smashnova A.6-1 6-4
Kournikova A.
Smashnova A.
662
Kournikova A.
14–
Anna Smashnova defeated Anna Kournikova 6-1 6-4 in the Auckland semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anna Kournikova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Anna Smashnova had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Anna Smashnova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Anna Smashnova dropped just 5 games past Anna Kournikova.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-09 | Shanghai | F | hard | Anna Smashnova | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2002-07-29 | San Diego | QF | hard | Anna Kournikova | 1-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2002-07-22 | Stanford | R32 | hard | Anna Kournikova | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2000-04-30 | Hamburg | R32 | clay | Anna Kournikova | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
68%
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1st serve points won·
54%
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2nd serve points won·
41%
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Service points won·
50%
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Return points won·
44%
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Break points saved·
48%
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Aces / match·
0.2
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Double faults / match·
4.3
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 30 km/hHumidity 58%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Panova T.
Kremer A.
7-677-5
Talaja S.
Poutchek T.
6-47-5
Kournikova A.
Gagliardi E.
2-66-47-5
Smashnova A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-2
R16
Talaja S.
Matevzic M.
6-43-66-2
Poutchek T.
Nagyova H.
7-56-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Sfar S.
6-37-5
Gagliardi E.
Brandi K.
2-66-26-3
Smashnova A.
Jidkova A.
7-56-1
Kremer A.
Schwartz B.
6-26-4
Panova T.
Hopkins J.
6-46-2
Kournikova A.
Frazier A.
6-46-1
R32
Smashnova A.
Mcquillan R.
6-46-1
Matevzic M.
Serra Zanetti A.
2-66-36-4
Poutchek T.
Pelletier M.
6-26-1
Brandi K.
Martinez C.
7-656-3
Schwartz B.
Stephens S.
6-26-1
Kremer A.
Nola P.
6-26-3
Talaja S.
Diaz Oliva M.
7-657-5
Jidkova A.
Montolio A.
6-36-1
Hopkins J.
Sequera M.
6-26-756-0
Panova T.
Noorlander S.
7-646-3
Frazier A.
Sucha M.
3-66-16-0
Kournikova A.
Black C.
7-666-2
Gagliardi E.
Husarova J.
6-16-1
Nagyova H.
Peschke K.
7-56-2
Sfar S.
Tu M.
6-36-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Saeki M.
6-06-1