Rita Grande vs Emilie Loit — Bratislava Quarter-final

Bratislava · WTA · Quarter-final
ITA
Rita Grande
51 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 October 2002
hard
FRA
Emilie Loit
47 yrs · 167 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLL
Grande R.
6-4 2-6 6-1
Loit E.
Grande R.
6262
Loit E.
4611

Rita Grande defeated Emilie Loit 6-4 2-6 6-1 in the Bratislava quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Emilie Loit came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Rita Grande claimed a first win over Emilie Loit in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Rita Grande came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 2–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-04-05CasablancaSFclayEmilie Loit7-6(1) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Grande R.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Loit E.

Loit E.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Grande R.

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
Grande R.Loit E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
51%
Aces / match·Even
1.6
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (12 vs 84). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Matevzic M.
Benesova I.
6-06-1
Semi-finals
Benesova I.
Dechy N.
7-54-66-1
Matevzic M.
Grande R.
0-66-26-0
Quarter-finals
Dechy N.
Kurhajcova L.
6-37-5
Grande R.
Loit E.
6-42-66-1
Matevzic M.
De Los Rios R.
1-67-56-1
Benesova I.
Fislova E.
6-44-66-4
R16
Matevzic M.
Shaughnessy M.
W/O
Grande R.
Harkleroad A.
6-46-2
De Los Rios R.
Schiavone F.
6-47-5
Kurhajcova L.
Tulyaganova I.
1-66-06-2
Dechy N.
Rittner B.
2-66-47-63
Loit E.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-14-67-5
Benesova I.
Granville L.
6-36-4
Fislova E.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-4
R32
Matevzic M.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-30-0
Fislova E.
Tu M.
6-01-1
Harkleroad A.
Weingartner M.
6-06-0
Shaughnessy M.
Schaul C.
6-36-1
De Los Rios R.
Talaja S.
7-646-1
Schiavone F.
Serra Zanetti A.
7-56-3
Grande R.
Garbin T.
6-26-1
Loit E.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-27-64
Diaz Oliva M.
Serna M.
6-26-4
Granville L.
Black C.
4-67-56-1
Benesova I.
Muller M.
6-26-2
Likhovtseva E.
Fokina G.
6-43-66-4
Tulyaganova I.
Jidkova A.
6-46-4
Kurhajcova L.
Poutchek T.
7-56-3
Rittner B.
Hrozenska S.
6-26-2
Dechy N.
Nagyova H.
7-667-5