Monica Seles vs Francesca Schiavone — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
USA
Monica Seles
52 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2003
hard
ITA
Francesca Schiavone
46 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Seles M.
6-3 6-2
Schiavone F.
Seles M.
662
Schiavone F.
32–

Monica Seles defeated Francesca Schiavone 6-3 6-2 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Monica Seles came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Monica Seles extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-01-14Australian OpenR32hardMonica Seles6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Seles M.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Schiavone F.

Schiavone F.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Seles M.

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. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Statistics

This season
Seles M.Schiavone F.
1st serve in·Even
54%
55%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
50%
64%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
26%
46%
Service points won·Clear edge
39%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Clear edge
40%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.0
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
12.0
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (1 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 49 km/hHumidity 32%

Draw

Final
Henin J.
Seles M.
4-67-647-5
Semi-finals
Seles M.
Mauresmo A.
6-32-2
Henin J.
Capriati J.
7-54-66-4
Quarter-finals
Mauresmo A.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-26-4
Seles M.
Tulyaganova I.
6-17-5
Capriati J.
Martinez C.
6-26-3
Henin J.
Myskina A.
6-16-4
R16
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Schnyder P.
6-1
Tulyaganova I.
Maleeva M.
7-627-5
Mauresmo A.
Mandula P.
6-22-67-65
Capriati J.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-1
Myskina A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-2
Martinez C.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-776-2
Seles M.
Schiavone F.
6-36-2
Henin J.
Barna A.
1-66-26-4
R32
Mandula P.
Black C.
6-07-5
Kuznetsova S.
Majoli I.
7-626-2
Daniilidou E.
Sfar S.
7-626-2
Schnyder P.
Pratt N.
6-47-5
Tulyaganova I.
Leon Garcia G.
6-34-67-64
Maleeva M.
Gagliardi E.
7-56-2
Martinez C.
Grande R.
6-36-2
Tanasugarn T.
Widjaja A.
5-77-56-4
Schiavone F.
Panova T.
6-46-0
Myskina A.
Safina D.
6-46-3
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-36-0
Barna A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-0