Magdalena Maleeva vs Silvia Farina Elia — Sydney Round of 32
Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2003
hard
Maleeva M.3-6 7-5 6-0
Farina Elia S.
Maleeva M.
3762
Farina Elia S.
6501
Magdalena Maleeva defeated Silvia Farina Elia 3-6 7-5 6-0 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Silvia Farina Elia came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 16, but Magdalena Maleeva had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 8 on hard. Magdalena Maleeva narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Magdalena Maleeva dropped the opening set before beating Silvia Farina Elia 3–6 7–5 6–0.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-06-16 | Eastbourne | QF | grass | Silvia Farina Elia | 5-7 6-4 6-4 |
| 2003-05-12 | Rome | R64 | clay | Magdalena Maleeva | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2002-06-24 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Magdalena Maleeva | 7-6(2) 6-4 |
| 2002-05-20 | Strasbourg | SF | clay | Silvia Farina Elia | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2001-05-28 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Silvia Farina Elia | 6-1 5-7 6-3 |
| 1997-08-18 | Atlanta | R32 | hard | Silvia Farina Elia | 6-3 7-6 |
| 1997-02-17 | Hanover | R32 | carpet | Magdalena Maleeva | 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·Slight edge
65%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
48%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
0.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Davenport L.
Hantuchova D.
6-43-67-63
Clijsters K.
Rubin C.
6-16-2
Henin J.
Coetzer A.
6-46-4
Panova T.
Barabanschikova O.
6-36-2
R16
Rubin C.
Stevenson A.
6-16-3
Henin J.
Husarova J.
6-16-0
Coetzer A.
Maleeva M.
6-46-1
Davenport L.
Raymond L.
6-46-1
Hantuchova D.
Tanasugarn T.
7-626-1
Barabanschikova O.
Bovina E.
7-616-2
Panova T.
Capriati J.
4-66-47-5
Clijsters K.
Schnyder P.
6-16-3
R32
Husarova J.
Kournikova A.
6-42-66-1
Panova T.
Dominikovic E.
3-67-626-2
Schnyder P.
Suarez P.
2-66-36-4
Stevenson A.
Kurhajcova L.
7-656-4
Rubin C.
Dementieva E.
6-37-5
Coetzer A.
Sugiyama A.
6-23-66-3
Maleeva M.
Farina Elia S.
3-67-56-0
Davenport L.
Pratt N.
6-36-3
Raymond L.
Daniilidou E.
6-44-66-3
Tanasugarn T.
Koukalova K.
6-23-66-2
Bovina E.
Myskina A.
6-37-5
Barabanschikova O.
Martinez C.
2-66-26-4