Anna Kournikova vs Selima Sfar — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Anna Kournikova
45 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2002
hard
TUN
Selima Sfar
49 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kournikova A.
6-7 6-2 6-4
Sfar S.
Kournikova A.
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Sfar S.
77241

Anna Kournikova defeated Selima Sfar 6-7 6-2 6-4 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Selima Sfar came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Anna Kournikova had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 5 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Kournikova A.Sfar S.
1st serve in·
—
57%
1st serve points won·
—
57%
2nd serve points won·
—
40%
Service points won·
—
50%
Return points won·
—
40%
Break points saved·
—
49%
Aces / match·
—
1.5
Double faults / match·
—
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. 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