Cara Black vs Meilen Tu | Cara Black Wins 6-2 6-1

MontrealQ32QualifyingHardMon 12 AugFinal

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Cara Black defeated Meilen Tu 6-2 6-1 in the Montreal qualifying round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Meilen Tu came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, but Cara Black had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 9 on hard. Cara Black claimed a first win over Meilen Tu in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Match story: Cara Black dropped just 3 games past Meilen Tu.

How the match was decided

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Black C. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

7 shared · last 12 months

Black C. and Tu M. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Black C. went 5–4 (56%) against them, Tu M. 1–7 (13%). Black C. came out better against 3 of 6 comparable opponents, Tu M. against 0.

5–456%Black C. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents1–713%Tu M. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

11–10Sets5–15

98–96Games78–114

0–1Tiebreaks1–2

2–1Deciding sets1–3

vs Clijsters K.L4-6 2-6Miami · hardL5-7 2-6Stanford · hard
vs Sfar S.W4-6 6-4 6-3Indian Wells · hardL3-6 2-6Auckland · hard
vs Pisnik T.W6-4 7-5Miami · hardL0-6 6-3 1-6s Hertogenbosch · grass

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vs Tanasugarn T.W6-3 6-3Madrid · clayL2-6 6-3 0-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Poutchek T.L6-3 6-7 4-6Budapest · clayL4-6 7-6 5-7Miami · hard
vs Schett B.L2-6 2-6Wimbledon · grassL3-6 5-7Rome · clay
vs Hopkins J.Hard to compareW6-1 6-3Birmingham · grassW6-4 3-6 6-3Luxembourg · hard

Head-to-head

4 meetings · Tu M. leads 3–1

Black C.August 2002MontrealThis matchHard6-2 6-1
Tu M.July 2002San DiegoHard7-5 6-3
Tu M.January 2002HobartHard6-4 6-3
Tu M.October 2001BratislavaHard6-4 6-7 6-1

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Black C.Tu M.1 582ELO1 6841 540Hard ELO1 5515–5Last 102–823Age24167 cmHeight163 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Cara Black beat Meilen Tu 6-2 6-1. Umpiry, "Cara Black vs Meilen Tu — Montreal Qualifying Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2002-08-12/black-vs-tu-montreal-q32?utm_source=cite (as of 12 August 2002).