Ashley Harkleroad vs Rita GrandeSan Diego Round of 64

San Diego · WTA · Round of 64
41 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 July 2002
hard
51 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Harkleroad A.
6-1 7-6
Grande R.
Harkleroad A.
6772
Grande R.
164

Ashley Harkleroad defeated Rita Grande 6-1 7-6 in the San Diego round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rita Grande came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Ashley Harkleroad claimed a first win over Rita Grande in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ashley Harkleroad came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-10-14BratislavaR16hardRita Grande6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Harkleroad A.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Grande R.

Grande R.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Harkleroad A.

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
1st serve in·Even
69%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
42%
Service points won·Even
52%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.9
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (66 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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