Dinara Safina vs Rita Grande — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 August 2002
hard
ITA
Rita Grande
51 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safina D.
7-6 6-1
Grande R.
Safina D.
7762
Grande R.
651–

Dinara Safina defeated Rita Grande 7-6 6-1 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rita Grande came in defending last year's round of 128.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving75% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Grande R.

Grande R.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Serve advantage — Safina D.

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
Safina D.Grande R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
42%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Williams V.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Davenport L.
6-37-5
Williams V.
Mauresmo A.
6-35-76-4
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Seles M.
6-26-3
Mauresmo A.
Capriati J.
4-67-656-3
Davenport L.
Bovina E.
3-66-06-2
Williams S.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-2
R16
Davenport L.
Farina Elia S.
6-36-1
Williams V.
Rubin C.
6-24-67-5
Seles M.
Hingis M.
6-46-2
Capriati J.
Frazier A.
6-16-3
Mauresmo A.
Clijsters K.
4-66-37-5
Bovina E.
Schiavone F.
7-646-4
Hantuchova D.
Henin J.
6-13-67-64
Williams S.
Bedanova D.
6-16-1
R32
Williams S.
Dechy N.
6-16-1
Bedanova D.
Myskina A.
6-33-66-2
Hantuchova D.
Majoli I.
6-36-1
Henin J.
Bielik B.
7-56-1
Davenport L.
Bartoli M.
6-36-1
Farina Elia S.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-3
Schiavone F.
Panova T.
3-66-46-3
Bovina E.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-25-77-5
Clijsters K.
Zvonareva V.
1-67-56-4
Mauresmo A.
Schnyder P.
6-16-4
Frazier A.
Maleeva M.
3-66-26-2
Capriati J.
Shaughnessy M.
6-26-2
Seles M.
Cho Y.
6-15-76-3
Hingis M.
Coetzer A.
6-36-4
Rubin C.
Raymond L.
7-626-4
Williams V.
Muller M.
6-16-2
R64
Schiavone F.
Dementieva E.
7-676-3
Frazier A.
Sugiyama A.
6-46-2
Capriati J.
Pisnik T.
6-46-2
Maleeva M.
Loit E.
4-66-37-5
Hantuchova D.
Razzano V.
6-36-2
Myskina A.
Chladkova D.
3-67-56-1
Bedanova D.
Likhovtseva E.
7-622-66-3
Majoli I.
Srebotnik K.
6-46-4
Dechy N.
Tulyaganova I.
6-13-67-61
Bielik B.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-2
Williams S.
Safina D.
6-06-1
Henin J.
Black C.
6-36-2
Davenport L.
Mandula P.
6-46-2
Bartoli M.
De Los Rios R.
3-66-26-2
Kuznetsova S.
Husarova J.
2-66-36-2
Panova T.
Zuluaga F.
5-77-56-4
Foretz Gacon S.
Widjaja A.
7-56-1
Bovina E.
Dokic J.
6-36-2
Clijsters K.
Washington M.
6-17-61
Zvonareva V.
Nagyova H.
6-16-0
Schnyder P.
Sucha M.
6-36-3
Mauresmo A.
Torrens Valero C.
7-636-2
Farina Elia S.
Callens E.
6-26-2
Shaughnessy M.
Martinez C.
6-36-2
Seles M.
Schwartz B.
1-67-656-2
Cho Y.
Suarez P.
6-46-4
Coetzer A.
Smashnova A.
6-26-4
Hingis M.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-46-1
Rubin C.
Barna A.
6-46-1
Raymond L.
Casanova M.
6-46-2
Muller M.
Schett B.
5-76-27-5
Williams V.
Molik A.
6-16-2
R128
Coetzer A.
Poutchek T.
7-637-67
Bovina E.
Fernandez C.
7-657-66
Loit E.
Asagoe S.
6-47-69
Frazier A.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-36-3
De Los Rios R.
Cervanova L.
6-16-4
Widjaja A.
Kournikova A.
6-36-0
Foretz Gacon S.
Stevenson A.
6-45-76-3
Panova T.
Osterloh L.
6-16-1
Bedanova D.
Jidkova A.
6-16-3
Zuluaga F.
Taylor S.
6-34-66-2
Schiavone F.
Cargill A.
3-66-16-1
Dementieva E.
Obata S.
6-26-4
Farina Elia S.
Rippner B.
6-16-4
Callens E.
Garbin T.
6-02-66-1
Husarova J.
Geznenge M.
6-07-5
Kuznetsova S.
Kremer A.
7-636-2
Bartoli M.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-36-1
Mandula P.
Oremans M.
4-66-46-2
Davenport L.
Dyrberg E.
6-26-1
Henin J.
Reeves S.
6-16-2
Black C.
Salerni M.
6-36-786-4
Bielik B.
Voracova R.
6-46-4
Tanasugarn T.
Rittner B.
6-46-746-2
Shaughnessy M.
Prakusya W.
6-36-4
Pisnik T.
Cacic S.
6-26-2
Capriati J.
Mattek Sands B.
6-06-0
Seles M.
Gubacsi Z.
6-36-3
Schwartz B.
Talaja S.
6-44-66-2
Cho Y.
Serna M.
6-36-4
Suarez P.
Pierce M.
7-636-3
Smashnova A.
Mikaelian M.
7-616-4
Serra Zanetti A.
Montolio A.
1-66-26-4
Hingis M.
Irvin M.
6-35-76-4
Rubin C.
Craybas J.
6-16-3
Barna A.
Podkolzina A.
6-16-2
Casanova M.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-46-3
Raymond L.
Hopkins J.
6-46-3
Schett B.
Carlsson A.
6-36-2
Muller M.
Ani M.
6-26-2
Molik A.
Wartusch P.
6-46-0
Williams V.
Lucic M.
6-06-0
Sucha M.
Gersi A.
6-15-76-0
Schnyder P.
Petrova N.
7-665-76-2
Nagyova H.
Daniilidou E.
7-54-67-5
Zvonareva V.
Gagliardi E.
6-36-3
Washington M.
Leon Garcia G.
6-46-3
Clijsters K.
Martinez Granados C.
6-16-0
Dokic J.
Arn G.
6-26-2
Majoli I.
Harkleroad A.
6-36-2
Safina D.
Grande R.
7-656-1
Dechy N.
Matevzic M.
6-37-64
Srebotnik K.
Granville L.
6-36-4
Razzano V.
Diaz Oliva M.
7-56-1
Hantuchova D.
Pratt N.
6-26-1
Myskina A.
Marrero M.
4-66-46-0
Chladkova D.
Tu M.
6-06-4
Likhovtseva E.
Baker A.
4-66-27-63
Williams S.
Morariu C.
6-26-3
Torrens Valero C.
Roesch A.
7-616-3
Mauresmo A.
Benesova I.
6-36-2
Maleeva M.
Peschke K.
6-33-67-5
Sugiyama A.
Jeon M.
6-36-3
Martinez C.
Weingartner M.
6-26-1
Tulyaganova I.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-06-0