Paola Suarez vs Clarisa Fernandez — Madrid Quarter-final

Madrid · WTA · Quarter-final
ARG
Paola Suarez
50 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 May 2002
clay
ARG
Clarisa Fernandez
44 yrs · 179 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLW
Suarez P.
6-4 7-5
Fernandez C.
Suarez P.
672
Fernandez C.
45–

Paola Suarez defeated Clarisa Fernandez 6-4 7-5 in the Madrid quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Clarisa Fernandez came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Paola Suarez claimed a first win over Clarisa Fernandez in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-05-27Roland GarrosQFclayClarisa Fernandez2-6 7-6(5) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Suarez P.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Fernandez C.

Fernandez C.serving48% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Suarez P.

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
Suarez P.Fernandez C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.3
2.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.0
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (34 vs 11). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 40%

Draw

Final
Seles M.
Rubin C.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Seles M.
Suarez P.
4-66-16-3
Rubin C.
Zuluaga F.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Rubin C.
Serna M.
6-36-3
Seles M.
Smashnova A.
6-36-2
Zuluaga F.
Loit E.
4-66-07-5
Suarez P.
Fernandez C.
6-47-5
R16
Loit E.
Black C.
6-46-4
Rubin C.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-37-66
Suarez P.
Safina D.
7-56-1
Smashnova A.
Molik A.
7-56-2
Serna M.
Pratt N.
6-26-2
Seles M.
Marrero M.
7-56-2
Fernandez C.
Irvin M.
6-43-66-0
Zuluaga F.
Grande R.
7-57-5
R32
Irvin M.
Ruano Pascual V.
2-1
Serna M.
Majoli I.
4-66-16-4
Pratt N.
Fusai A.
7-56-2
Rubin C.
De Los Rios R.
6-27-65
Fernandez C.
Sugiyama A.
7-647-5
Marrero M.
Lamade B.
5-76-36-2
Molik A.
Frazier A.
6-46-3
Smashnova A.
Reeves S.
1-67-56-3
Suarez P.
Schnyder P.
6-46-4
Safina D.
Torrens Valero C.
6-36-756-0
Grande R.
Montolio A.
6-11-66-1
Zuluaga F.
Webb V.
6-46-3
Loit E.
Leon Garcia G.
4-66-16-2
Black C.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-3