Elena Likhovtseva vs Magdalena Maleeva — Doha Quarter-final
Doha · WTA · Quarter-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 February 2003
hard
Likhovtseva E.6-4 6-2
Maleeva M.
Likhovtseva E.
662
Maleeva M.
42–
Elena Likhovtseva defeated Magdalena Maleeva 6-4 6-2 in the Doha quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Magdalena Maleeva came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Elena Likhovtseva narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Likhovtseva dropped just 6 games past Magdalena Maleeva.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-29 | US Open | R64 | hard | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2004-04-26 | Warsaw | R32 | clay | Magdalena Maleeva | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2003-08-04 | Los Angeles | R32 | hard | Magdalena Maleeva | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2003-07-28 | San Diego | R16 | hard | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2003-06-16 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Magdalena Maleeva | 3-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 2002-06-24 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2001-02-06 | Paris | R32 | carpet | Magdalena Maleeva | 6-1 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
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
54%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (83 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 56%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Martinez C.
7-654-0
Myskina A.
Safina D.
6-27-5
Likhovtseva E.
Maleeva M.
6-46-2
Wartusch P.
Pratt N.
0-66-26-4
R16
Maleeva M.
Sucha M.
6-46-2
Pratt N.
Widjaja A.
4-66-46-1
Myskina A.
Pierce M.
7-56-4
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Seles M.
7-57-5
Martinez C.
Ahl L.
6-06-2
Likhovtseva E.
Tulyaganova I.
6-16-4
Wartusch P.
Vento Kabchi M.
0-66-36-4
Safina D.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-3
R32
Maleeva M.
De Los Rios R.
6-26-1
Martinez C.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-26-2
Wartusch P.
Parra Santonja A.
6-36-1
Tulyaganova I.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-37-63
Ahl L.
Muller M.
7-654-66-3
Kuznetsova S.
Schiavone F.
6-26-3
Safina D.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-27-66
Pratt N.
Sun T.
6-32-66-3
Pierce M.
Barna A.
6-22-66-3
Vento Kabchi M.
Tanasugarn T.
6-26-2
Widjaja A.
Talaja S.
7-646-4
Sucha M.
Gagliardi E.
6-46-786-4
Likhovtseva E.
Black C.
6-26-4
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Zheng J.
6-36-2