Monica Seles vs Tathiana Garbin — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
USA
Monica Seles
52 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2002
hard
ITA
Tathiana Garbin
49 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLLW
Seles M.
6-2 6-3
Garbin T.
Seles M.
662
Garbin T.
23–

Monica Seles defeated Tathiana Garbin 6-2 6-3 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tathiana Garbin came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Monica Seles claimed a first win over Tathiana Garbin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-03-08Indian WellsR64hardTathiana Garbin7-6(6) 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Seles M.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Garbin T.

Garbin T.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Seles 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. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Statistics

This season
Seles M.Garbin T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
50%
60%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
26%
45%
Service points won·Clear edge
39%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Clear edge
40%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.0
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
12.0
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (1 vs 129). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Mauresmo A.
Testud S.
6-47-63
Semi-finals
Mauresmo A.
Seles M.
6-46-3
Testud S.
Williams V.
1-67-656-4
Quarter-finals
Seles M.
Montolio A.
6-06-2
Testud S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-26-0
Williams V.
Myskina A.
6-03-66-4
Mauresmo A.
Pisnik T.
6-16-2
R16
Montolio A.
Husarova J.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Kournikova A.
6-27-63
Pisnik T.
Rittner B.
7-56-4
Myskina A.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-36-2
Testud S.
Grande R.
4-67-56-2
Tanasugarn T.
Panova T.
6-26-3
Mauresmo A.
Gagliardi E.
6-36-2
Seles M.
Garbin T.
6-26-3
R32
Garbin T.
Poutchek T.
6-23-66-4
Kournikova A.
Sfar S.
6-736-26-4
Husarova J.
Widjaja A.
6-16-4
Myskina A.
Nagyova H.
6-36-3
Kostanic Tosic J.
Mandula P.
7-636-1
Grande R.
Gersi A.
0-66-47-5
Panova T.
Molik A.
6-05-76-4
Gagliardi E.
Pratt N.
6-46-3
Rittner B.
Tulyaganova I.
6-26-2
Tanasugarn T.
Sucha M.
3-66-06-3
Pisnik T.
Mcquillan R.
6-26-4
Montolio A.
Pin C.
6-32-66-2