Silvia Farina Elia vs Magdalena Maleeva — Eastbourne Quarter-final
Eastbourne · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 June 2003
grass
Farina Elia S.5-7 6-4 6-4
Maleeva M.
Farina Elia S.
5662
Maleeva M.
7441
Silvia Farina Elia defeated Magdalena Maleeva 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the Eastbourne quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Magdalena Maleeva came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Silvia Farina Elia narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Silvia Farina Elia dropped the opening set before beating Magdalena Maleeva 5–7 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-12 | Rome | R64 | clay | Magdalena Maleeva | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2003-01-06 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Magdalena Maleeva | 3-6 7-5 6-0 |
| 2002-06-24 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Magdalena Maleeva | 7-6(2) 6-4 |
| 2002-05-20 | Strasbourg | SF | clay | Silvia Farina Elia | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2001-05-28 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Silvia Farina Elia | 6-1 5-7 6-3 |
| 1997-08-18 | Atlanta | R32 | hard | Silvia Farina Elia | 6-3 7-6 |
| 1997-02-17 | Hanover | R32 | carpet | Magdalena Maleeva | 6-2 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.7
2.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
18°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 74%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Capriati J.
Dechy N.
6-17-5
Martinez C.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-3
Rubin C.
Smashnova A.
6-16-0
Farina Elia S.
Maleeva M.
5-76-46-4
R16
Farina Elia S.
Davenport L.
6-43-67-63
Rubin C.
Tanasugarn T.
6-06-3
Martinez C.
Coetzer A.
7-56-3
Smashnova A.
Obata S.
7-654-67-65
Capriati J.
Frazier A.
6-17-5
Hantuchova D.
Stevenson A.
7-636-4
Dechy N.
Sugiyama A.
6-17-5
Maleeva M.
Likhovtseva E.
3-67-56-3
R32
Dechy N.
Shaughnessy M.
6-36-3
Coetzer A.
Myskina A.
6-26-4
Martinez C.
Schiavone F.
6-16-3
Stevenson A.
Ahl L.
6-36-3
Maleeva M.
Raymond L.
6-766-36-4
Likhovtseva E.
Talaja S.
6-46-1
Farina Elia S.
Fernandez C.
6-26-1
Sugiyama A.
Keothavong A.
6-26-2
Smashnova A.
Daniilidou E.
6-27-62
Obata S.
Dokic J.
6-36-1
Frazier A.
Keen A.
7-56-4
Tanasugarn T.
Bovina E.
7-624-66-4