Cara Black vs Laura Granville — Rome Round of 32

Rome · WTA · Round of 32
ZIM
Cara Black
47 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 May 2003
clay
USA
Laura Granville
45 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLL
Black C.
7-5 1-6 6-4
Granville L.
Black C.
7162
Granville L.
5641

Cara Black defeated Laura Granville 7-5 1-6 6-4 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Laura Granville came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Cara Black claimed a first win over Laura Granville in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Cara Black closed it out in three sets, 7–5 1–6 6–4.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-12-30AucklandR16hardLaura Granville6-3 6-2
2002-10-14BratislavaR32hardLaura Granville4-6 7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Black C.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Granville L.

Granville L.serving66% hold

wins 57% 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.Granville L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
53%
57%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 71). 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