Anna Smashnova vs Elena Likhovtseva — Auckland Round of 16
Auckland · WTA · Round of 16
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 December 2002
hard
Smashnova A.6-3 7-6
Likhovtseva E.
Smashnova A.
6772
Likhovtseva E.
363–
Anna Smashnova defeated Elena Likhovtseva 6-3 7-6 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Likhovtseva came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Anna Smashnova had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Anna Smashnova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Anna Smashnova closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-20 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2005-05-09 | Rome | R64 | clay | Anna Smashnova | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2005-04-04 | Amelia Island | R64 | clay | Elena Likhovtseva | 5-7 6-1 6-2 |
| 2002-04-01 | Sarasota | R32 | clay | Anna Smashnova | 6-2 6-2 |
| 1999-08-16 | Canadian Open | R64 | hard | Elena Likhovtseva | 3-6 6-2 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
68%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
54%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
50%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
48%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.2
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 83). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
21°CPartly cloudy
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 53%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Cho Y.
Zvonareva V.
7-631-66-3
Smashnova A.
Craybas J.
6-36-1
Daniilidou E.
Suarez P.
1-66-17-64
Gagliardi E.
Granville L.
3-66-36-4
R16
Daniilidou E.
Muller M.
6-36-0
Smashnova A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-37-63
Cho Y.
Fernandez C.
7-56-2
Gagliardi E.
Harkleroad A.
6-21-67-65
Suarez P.
Pierce M.
4-66-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Barna A.
6-36-4
Granville L.
Black C.
6-36-2
Craybas J.
Tu M.
6-46-4
R32
Zvonareva V.
Panova T.
6-46-1
Harkleroad A.
Kremer A.
6-36-0
Daniilidou E.
Asagoe S.
6-36-2
Muller M.
Baker L.
7-54-66-2
Pierce M.
Roesch A.
6-47-5
Suarez P.
Camerin M.
6-16-0
Barna A.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-37-68
Cho Y.
Wartusch P.
6-786-26-0
Tu M.
Sucha M.
7-53-66-2
Likhovtseva E.
Nagyova H.
6-46-2
Smashnova A.
Obziler T.
6-46-3
Fernandez C.
Voracova R.
7-615-76-4
Black C.
Husarova J.
6-16-2
Granville L.
Stephens S.
6-26-1
Gagliardi E.
Grande R.
7-626-1
Craybas J.
Srebotnik K.
7-626-4