Elena Likhovtseva vs Barbara Rittner — Hobart Round of 32

Hobart · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2003
hard
GER
Barbara Rittner
53 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLWW
Likhovtseva E.
5-7 6-2 6-1
Rittner B.
Likhovtseva E.
5662
Rittner B.
7211

Elena Likhovtseva defeated Barbara Rittner 5-7 6-2 6-1 in the Hobart round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Barbara Rittner came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Elena Likhovtseva claimed a first win over Barbara Rittner in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-04-30HamburgR32clayBarbara Rittner2-6 6-4 6-1
2000-10-02FilderstadtR32hardBarbara Rittner6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Likhovtseva E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Rittner B.

Rittner B.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Likhovtseva E.

Serve advantage — Likhovtseva E.

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
Likhovtseva E.Rittner B.
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
53%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
55%
50%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
39%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
0.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (83 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 30%

Draw

Final
Molik A.
Frazier A.
6-24-66-4
Semi-finals
Molik A.
Benesova I.
6-14-66-3
Frazier A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Molik A.
Zvonareva V.
5-77-646-4
Benesova I.
Asagoe S.
6-37-64
Likhovtseva E.
Craybas J.
7-56-3
Frazier A.
Roesch A.
6-36-0
R16
Frazier A.
Perebiynis T.
W/O
Asagoe S.
Schett B.
6-36-3
Benesova I.
Black C.
6-46-4
Craybas J.
Torrens Valero C.
6-47-5
Likhovtseva E.
De Los Rios R.
5-76-36-1
Roesch A.
Mandula P.
6-36-1
Molik A.
Srebotnik K.
6-36-0
Zvonareva V.
Taylor S.
6-26-0
R32
De Los Rios R.
Liggan K.
6-46-4
Craybas J.
Marrero M.
6-16-1
Black C.
Watson C.
6-27-64
Benesova I.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-32-66-3
Likhovtseva E.
Rittner B.
5-76-26-1
Perebiynis T.
Gagliardi E.
6-26-1
Zvonareva V.
Carlsson A.
6-26-2
Mandula P.
Nagyova H.
6-44-66-3
Frazier A.
Callens E.
6-15-76-3
Srebotnik K.
Wartusch P.
6-16-2
Schett B.
Welford T.
6-46-2
Asagoe S.
Jidkova A.
7-656-2
Roesch A.
Grande R.
3-66-37-64
Molik A.
Sucha M.
6-16-2
Taylor S.
Diaz Oliva M.
7-56-1
Torrens Valero C.
Gubacsi Z.
3-66-46-4