Mary Pierce vs Magdalena Maleeva — Filderstadt Quarter-final

Filderstadt · WTA · Quarter-final
FRA
Mary Pierce
51 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2003
hard
BUL
Magdalena Maleeva
51 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
Pierce M.
7-5 7-6
Maleeva M.
Pierce M.
7782
Maleeva M.
566–

Mary Pierce defeated Magdalena Maleeva 7-5 7-6 in the Filderstadt quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Magdalena Maleeva came in defending last year's round of 32, but Mary Pierce had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Mary Pierce extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-02-16AntwerpR32hardMagdalena Maleeva6-4 6-4
2000-08-22US OpenR64hardMary Pierce7-5 2-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Pierce M.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Maleeva M.

Maleeva M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pierce M.

Serve advantage — Pierce 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
Pierce M.Maleeva M.
1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (61 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Henin J.
5-76-46-2
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Pierce M.
7-626-0
Henin J.
Bovina E.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Henin J.
Dementieva E.
7-56-0
Clijsters K.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-3
Pierce M.
Maleeva M.
7-57-66
Bovina E.
Davenport L.
6-36-2
R16
Davenport L.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-4
Bovina E.
Myskina A.
6-26-3
Maleeva M.
Rubin C.
6-36-4
Pierce M.
Capriati J.
6-46-2
Mauresmo A.
Schnyder P.
6-27-63
Dementieva E.
Farina Elia S.
6-02-1
Henin J.
Martinez C.
6-07-61
Clijsters K.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-1
R32
Farina Elia S.
Coetzer A.
7-647-64
Martinez C.
Groenefeld A.
7-656-2
Pierce M.
Black C.
6-26-0
Myskina A.
Stevenson A.
0-66-14-0
Bovina E.
Zuluaga F.
6-26-4
Sugiyama A.
Smashnova A.
6-26-1
Dementieva E.
Petrova N.
6-36-3
Mauresmo A.
Shaughnessy M.
7-646-2
Schnyder P.
Casanova M.
7-57-5
Hantuchova D.
Raymond L.
6-36-4
Maleeva M.
Dokic J.
7-56-0
Rubin C.
Zvonareva V.
1-66-46-3