Kim Clijsters vs Nathalie Dechy — Indian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
BEL
Kim Clijsters
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2003
hard
FRA
Nathalie Dechy
47 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Clijsters K.
6-3 3-6 6-1
Dechy N.
Clijsters K.
6362
Dechy N.
3611

Kim Clijsters defeated Nathalie Dechy 6-3 3-6 6-1 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 64. Kim Clijsters extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kim Clijsters closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-09-26LuxembourgSFhardKim Clijsters6-3 6-1
2005-03-23MiamiR32hardKim Clijsters6-0 6-2
2002-03-06Indian WellsR64hardNathalie Dechy6-2 7-5
1999-10-18BratislavaSFhardKim Clijsters6-7 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Clijsters K.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Dechy N.

Dechy N.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

Serve advantage — Clijsters K.

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
Clijsters K.Dechy N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.2
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 132). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clijsters K.Dechy N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
87
66
Break points won·Clear edge
82
64
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
57
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
66
46

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 34%

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Davenport L.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Martinez C.
6-36-2
Davenport L.
Capriati J.
6-44-66-4
Quarter-finals
Davenport L.
Mauresmo A.
W/O
Martinez C.
Coetzer A.
6-26-1
Clijsters K.
Rubin C.
6-26-3
Capriati J.
Zvonareva V.
7-56-2
R16
Davenport L.
Bovina E.
6-46-3
Capriati J.
Dementieva E.
6-44-66-1
Clijsters K.
Dechy N.
6-33-66-1
Rubin C.
Sugiyama A.
0-66-46-4
Coetzer A.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-4
Mauresmo A.
Serna M.
6-26-3
Martinez C.
Gagliardi E.
6-16-2
Zvonareva V.
Shaughnessy M.
6-34-66-2
R32
Sugiyama A.
Maleeva M.
6-46-3
Dechy N.
Farina Elia S.
3-66-46-4
Dementieva E.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-36-716-3
Clijsters K.
Schiavone F.
7-56-4
Capriati J.
Chladkova D.
6-26-2
Martinez C.
Rittner B.
0-66-36-3
Gagliardi E.
Black C.
7-636-0
Mauresmo A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-35-76-2
Serna M.
Widjaja A.
7-56-2
Bovina E.
Reeves S.
6-16-0
Davenport L.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-0
Coetzer A.
Raymond L.
6-06-3
Hantuchova D.
Srebotnik K.
7-646-2
Zvonareva V.
Kuznetsova S.
3-67-656-4
Rubin C.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-16-3
Shaughnessy M.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-3
R64
Mauresmo A.
Casanova M.
6-46-0
Tanasugarn T.
Asagoe S.
6-26-0
Srebotnik K.
Callens E.
6-46-0
Raymond L.
Talaja S.
3-66-36-2
Coetzer A.
Koukalova K.
6-26-2
Black C.
Smashnova A.
7-636-3
Widjaja A.
Schnyder P.
6-46-2
Bovina E.
Cho Y.
6-45-76-1
Reeves S.
Suarez P.
4-66-36-4
Likhovtseva E.
Tu M.
6-26-2
Davenport L.
Bedanova D.
6-35-76-1
Kuznetsova S.
Myskina A.
6-46-776-3
Serna M.
Fernandez C.
3-66-46-1
Daniilidou E.
Foretz Gacon S.
7-56-4
Zvonareva V.
Majoli I.
6-13-66-2
Shaughnessy M.
Pennetta F.
6-36-766-3
Dementieva E.
Benesova I.
2-66-46-1
Capriati J.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-46-2
Chladkova D.
Granville L.
6-36-0
Ruano Pascual V.
Stevenson A.
6-46-4
Martinez C.
Razzano V.
5-77-656-3
Gagliardi E.
Panova T.
4-66-46-4
Clijsters K.
Zuluaga F.
6-37-5
Schiavone F.
Golovin T.
7-57-5
Farina Elia S.
Jidkova A.
6-46-0
Rubin C.
Bartoli M.
6-46-3
Hantuchova D.
Mandula P.
6-26-3
Rittner B.
Dokic J.
6-15-76-3
Kostanic Tosic J.
Husarova J.
6-36-746-2
Dechy N.
Kulikovskaya E.
6-26-1
Maleeva M.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-32-67-61
Sugiyama A.
Schaul C.
6-46-4
R128
Serna M.
Loit E.
6-46-3
Kostanic Tosic J.
Torrens Valero C.
4-66-46-2
Cho Y.
Sucha M.
6-16-3
Widjaja A.
Morigami A.
5-76-26-4
Bartoli M.
Nagyova H.
6-16-4
Asagoe S.
Tulyaganova I.
7-646-2
Mandula P.
Jankovic J.
6-46-2
Callens E.
Carlsson A.
2-66-46-4
Casanova M.
Muller M.
6-36-4
Rittner B.
Drake M.
3-66-47-65
Talaja S.
Kruger J.
6-23-66-2
Razzano V.
Cervanova L.
6-06-1
Koukalova K.
Marrero M.
6-46-3
Gagliardi E.
Lucic M.
7-56-3
Black C.
Taylor S.
6-06-4
Benesova I.
Pisnik T.
6-726-46-2
Foretz Gacon S.
Barna A.
7-52-67-5
Chladkova D.
Safina D.
0-67-647-62
Ruano Pascual V.
Irvin M.
6-36-0
Serra Zanetti A.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-736-36-3
Pennetta F.
Mattek Sands B.
6-04-66-1
Zuluaga F.
Craybas J.
2-66-36-2
Golovin T.
Dulko G.
6-26-3
Jidkova A.
Cacic S.
7-56-1
Kulikovskaya E.
Grande R.
6-46-1
Zvonareva V.
Poutchek T.
6-27-5
Cohen Aloro S.
Schett B.
4-66-16-3
Kuznetsova S.
Kirkland J.
6-36-0
Bedanova D.
Wartusch P.
6-36-2
Schaul C.
Peng S.
6-36-4
Reeves S.
Sharapova M.
6-31-66-0
Tu M.
Roesch A.
2-66-06-1