Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Meilen Tu — San Diego Round of 32

San Diego · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2003
hard
USA
Meilen Tu
48 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
Kuznetsova S.
6-3 4-6 7-6
Tu M.
Kuznetsova S.
64772
Tu M.
36631

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Meilen Tu 6-3 4-6 7-6 in the San Diego round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Meilen Tu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Svetlana Kuznetsova had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Svetlana Kuznetsova claimed a first win over Meilen Tu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-09-10WaikoloaR16hardMeilen Tu7-6(6) 6-7(3) 7-6(2)

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Tu M.

Tu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

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
Kuznetsova S.Tu M.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 58). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Henin J.
Clijsters K.
3-66-26-3
Semi-finals
Henin J.
Kuznetsova S.
6-16-3
Clijsters K.
Davenport L.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Davenport L.
Rubin C.
6-36-3
Clijsters K.
Raymond L.
6-26-2
Kuznetsova S.
Likhovtseva E.
6-26-3
Henin J.
Petrova N.
6-06-2
R16
Petrova N.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-3
Henin J.
Dementieva E.
4-66-46-1
Likhovtseva E.
Maleeva M.
6-46-3
Clijsters K.
Bartoli M.
6-16-1
Raymond L.
Pierce M.
7-656-4
Davenport L.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-07-62
Kuznetsova S.
Bovina E.
7-646-2
Rubin C.
Dokic J.
1-66-36-4
R32
Likhovtseva E.
Capriati J.
4-1
Raymond L.
Sugiyama A.
6-02-66-4
Davenport L.
Frazier A.
6-36-1
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Farina Elia S.
6-26-2
Rubin C.
Pisnik T.
7-56-0
Dokic J.
Serna M.
2-66-26-3
Henin J.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-1
Maleeva M.
Molik A.
6-16-3
Bovina E.
Pratt N.
4-66-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Tu M.
6-34-67-63
Dementieva E.
Schiavone F.
7-666-2
Petrova N.
Coetzer A.
6-36-3
Hantuchova D.
Srebotnik K.
3-67-57-66
Clijsters K.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-26-0
Bartoli M.
Shaughnessy M.
3-67-657-5
Pierce M.
Martinez C.
6-16-3
R64
Petrova N.
Mikaelian M.
6-13-0
Pierce M.
Razzano V.
6-16-3
Raymond L.
Schett B.
6-42-67-5
Frazier A.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
7-57-63
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Obata S.
6-46-3
Serna M.
Granville L.
6-36-3
Pisnik T.
Suarez P.
6-23-67-5
Srebotnik K.
Cho Y.
6-36-0
Schiavone F.
Husarova J.
7-56-1
Daniilidou E.
Grande R.
7-56-3
Likhovtseva E.
Asagoe S.
6-36-1
Molik A.
Haynes A.
4-66-26-1
Kuznetsova S.
Koffi L.
6-26-1
Pratt N.
Tanasugarn T.
6-34-66-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Jidkova A.
2-66-26-4
Bartoli M.
Irvin M.
7-626-4