Magdalena Maleeva vs Eleni DaniilidouBirmingham Semi-final

Birmingham · WTA · Semi-final
51 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2003
grass
43 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
Maleeva M.
6-3 5-7 6-4
Daniilidou E.
Maleeva M.
6562
Daniilidou E.
3741

Magdalena Maleeva defeated Eleni Daniilidou 6-3 5-7 6-4 in the Birmingham semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Eleni Daniilidou came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Magdalena Maleeva claimed a first win over Eleni Daniilidou in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-08-15OlympicsR32hardEleni Daniilidou2-6 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Maleeva M.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Daniilidou E.

Daniilidou E.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Maleeva M.

Serve advantage — Maleeva M.

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
1st serve in·Even
65%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
39%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
5.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 175). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Semi-finals
Maleeva M.
Daniilidou E.
6-35-76-4
Asagoe S.
Sharapova M.
6-22-67-63