Cara Black vs Rita Grande — Rome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
ZIM
Cara Black
47 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 May 2003
clay
ITA
Rita Grande
51 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLL
Black C.
6-3 7-5
Grande R.
Black C.
672
Grande R.
35–

Cara Black defeated Rita Grande 6-3 7-5 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Cara Black came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 64. Cara Black extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Cara Black closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-06-07BirminghamR64grassCara Black6-7(6) 6-2 7-6(4)
2003-08-18New HavenR32hardCara Black6-2 6-1
2003-08-11TorontoR64hardCara Black6-2 2-6 6-3
2001-03-08Indian WellsR64hardCara Black6-2 4-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Black C.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Grande R.

Grande R.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Black C.

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
Black C.Grande R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
42%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
58%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 42%

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Mauresmo A.
3-67-636-0
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-2
Mauresmo A.
Williams S.
1-67-56-3
Quarter-finals
Sugiyama A.
Pisnik T.
6-16-3
Clijsters K.
Myskina A.
6-26-2
Williams S.
Martinez C.
7-56-2
Mauresmo A.
Capriati J.
6-37-610
R16
Sugiyama A.
Schnyder P.
6-26-1
Mauresmo A.
Smashnova A.
6-06-3
Capriati J.
Petrova N.
7-56-3
Pisnik T.
Loit E.
2-66-46-1
Williams S.
Dechy N.
6-36-0
Martinez C.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Clijsters K.
Black C.
6-06-3
Myskina A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-47-5
R32
Clijsters K.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-16-0
Capriati J.
Zuluaga F.
6-36-4
Martinez C.
Gagliardi E.
6-46-3
Sugiyama A.
Safina D.
6-02-66-4
Black C.
Granville L.
7-51-66-4
Hantuchova D.
Serna M.
7-641-66-4
Mauresmo A.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-27-65
Petrova N.
Seles M.
6-34-1
Loit E.
Rubin C.
6-21-66-3
Pisnik T.
Maleeva M.
4-66-47-5
Smashnova A.
Pennetta F.
6-47-64
Schnyder P.
Schett B.
6-06-2
Williams S.
Koukalova K.
6-46-3
Dechy N.
Coetzer A.
2-67-647-64
Myskina A.
Matevzic M.
6-26-3
Kuznetsova S.
Daniilidou E.
6-36-2
R64
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Callens E.
6-46-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Tu M.
6-46-4
Granville L.
Shaughnessy M.
7-56-3
Smashnova A.
Tatarkova E.
6-06-4
Serna M.
Likhovtseva E.
4-66-26-0
Seles M.
Casanova M.
4-66-26-3
Martinez C.
Dokic J.
6-43-67-5
Koukalova K.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-56-4
Coetzer A.
Tulyaganova I.
2-66-36-0
Pisnik T.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-06-4
Dechy N.
Harkleroad A.
1-66-36-2
Sugiyama A.
Suarez P.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Fernandez C.
6-43-66-0
Black C.
Grande R.
6-37-5
Zuluaga F.
Stevenson A.
6-16-1
Daniilidou E.
Reeves S.
6-26-4
Petrova N.
Garbin T.
6-46-1
Kuznetsova S.
Mikaelian M.
6-36-2
Matevzic M.
Schiavone F.
6-33-66-3
Loit E.
Chladkova D.
6-37-61
Schett B.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-46-0
Maleeva M.
Farina Elia S.
6-46-4
Gagliardi E.
Jankovic J.
7-52-67-5
Safina D.
Srebotnik K.
6-13-67-5