Nadia Petrova vs Elena Likhovtseva — Sarasota Round of 32

Sarasota · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Nadia Petrova
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 March 2003
clay
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Petrova N.
6-4 6-3
Likhovtseva E.
Petrova N.
662
Likhovtseva E.
43–

Nadia Petrova defeated Elena Likhovtseva 6-4 6-3 in the Sarasota round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Likhovtseva came in defending last year's round of 32. Nadia Petrova extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Nadia Petrova closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-10-09MoscowR16hardNadia Petrova6-3 7-5
2005-10-03FilderstadtR16hardNadia Petrova6-1 6-1
2004-10-25LinzR16hardNadia Petrova6-2 5-7 6-3
2004-08-02MontrealR32hardElena Likhovtseva6-4 6-7(6) 7-5
2004-07-26San DiegoR64hardElena Likhovtseva6-4 1-6 6-4
2001-08-27US OpenR64hardElena Likhovtseva6-4 2-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Petrova N.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Likhovtseva E.

Likhovtseva E.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

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
Petrova N.Likhovtseva E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.8
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 83). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Petrova N.Likhovtseva E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
48
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
67
Break points won·Clear edge
80
61
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
63
Tiebreaks·
62
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Myskina A.
Molik A.
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Molik A.
Majoli I.
6-36-4
Myskina A.
Dechy N.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Molik A.
Fernandez C.
6-34-3
Dechy N.
Cargill A.
6-36-4
Majoli I.
Suarez P.
3-66-36-2
Myskina A.
Dementieva E.
6-23-66-1
R16
Myskina A.
Petrova N.
5-76-41-0
Molik A.
Martinez C.
6-26-1
Dechy N.
Mikaelian M.
6-26-736-4
Majoli I.
Tulyaganova I.
5-76-07-5
Suarez P.
Matevzic M.
3-66-26-0
Dementieva E.
Pierce M.
3-66-16-2
Cargill A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-14-66-4
Fernandez C.
Smashnova A.
6-34-66-4
R32
Pierce M.
Bartoli M.
6-46-2
Petrova N.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-3
Majoli I.
Kournikova A.
6-44-66-4
Matevzic M.
Hopkins J.
7-603-67-65
Myskina A.
Loit E.
6-06-3
Suarez P.
Dokic J.
6-36-3
Dechy N.
Chladkova D.
6-46-2
Mikaelian M.
Bedanova D.
3-66-46-2
Tulyaganova I.
Panova T.
6-37-5
Tanasugarn T.
Perry S.
7-626-2
Fernandez C.
Drake M.
6-42-66-4
Smashnova A.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-11-66-2
Martinez C.
Sugiyama A.
6-27-5
Molik A.
Schett B.
2-66-16-1
Cargill A.
Schnyder P.
6-42-66-4
Dementieva E.
Pisnik T.
3-66-46-1