Rita Grande vs Antonella Serra Zanetti — Casablanca Final

Casablanca · WTA · Final
ITA
Rita Grande
51 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 March 2003
clay
ITA
Antonella Serra Zanetti
45 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Grande R.
6-2 4-6 6-1
Serra Zanetti A.
Grande R.
6462
Serra Zanetti A.
2611

Rita Grande defeated Antonella Serra Zanetti 6-2 4-6 6-1 in the Casablanca final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Antonella Serra Zanetti came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Rita Grande claimed a first win over Antonella Serra Zanetti in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Rita Grande came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–2 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-03-10Indian WellsR128hardAntonella Serra Zanetti6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Grande R.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Serra Zanetti A.

Serra Zanetti A.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Grande R.

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. About

Statistics

This season
Grande R.Serra Zanetti A.
1st serve in·Even
69%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
54%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
48%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.6
0.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (12 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Grande R.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-24-66-1
Semi-finals
Serra Zanetti A.
Cervanova L.
6-46-2
Grande R.
Marrero M.
6-767-56-3
Quarter-finals
Serra Zanetti A.
Rodionova A.
7-50-66-2
Grande R.
Kurhajcova L.
6-26-0
Marrero M.
Nagyova H.
6-46-4
Cervanova L.
Leon Garcia G.
2-66-06-4
R16
Kurhajcova L.
Poutchek T.
7-646-2
Marrero M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-3
Nagyova H.
Fislova E.
2-66-37-62
Rodionova A.
Wartusch P.
6-26-2
Grande R.
Camerin M.
6-27-5
Leon Garcia G.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-2
Cervanova L.
Torrens Valero C.
7-56-1
Serra Zanetti A.
Koukalova K.
6-14-66-3
R32
Camerin M.
Kuti Kis R.
7-647-64
Marrero M.
Benesova I.
6-15-76-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Kostanic Tosic J.
7-56-2
Fislova E.
Mouhtassine B.
6-737-56-4
Nagyova H.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-36-4
Rodionova A.
Sucha M.
7-55-76-3
Serra Zanetti A.
Sfar S.
6-36-3
Wartusch P.
Santangelo M.
6-46-3
Kurhajcova L.
Martinez Granados C.
6-26-4
Poutchek T.
Salerni M.
6-13-67-5
Grande R.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-37-5
De Los Rios R.
Razzano V.
6-36-0
Leon Garcia G.
Muller M.
6-16-2
Cervanova L.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-16-4
Torrens Valero C.
Talaja S.
7-621-66-2
Koukalova K.
Jankovic J.
6-41-66-1