Nadia Petrova vs Paola Suarez — Linz Quarter-final

Linz · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Nadia Petrova
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2003
hard
ARG
Paola Suarez
50 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWLWW
Petrova N.
4-6 6-4 6-3
Suarez P.
Petrova N.
4662
Suarez P.
6431

Nadia Petrova defeated Paola Suarez 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the Linz quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Paola Suarez came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Nadia Petrova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-10-11MoscowR32hardNadia Petrova7-5 6-4
2004-05-03BerlinR16grassPaola Suarez6-1 7-6(6)
2001-04-16CharlestonR64clayPaola Suarez7-6(3) RET

Serve vs return

This season
Petrova N.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Suarez P.

Suarez P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

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
Petrova N.Suarez P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.8
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 34). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
8°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 69%

Draw

Final
Sugiyama A.
Petrova N.
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Petrova N.
Schnyder P.
6-26-2
Sugiyama A.
Zvonareva V.
6-33-66-4
Quarter-finals
Schnyder P.
Myskina A.
6-16-1
Petrova N.
Suarez P.
4-66-46-3
Zvonareva V.
Smashnova A.
6-23-67-5
Sugiyama A.
Dokic J.
6-46-746-3
R16
Sugiyama A.
Pisnik T.
6-37-5
Schnyder P.
Chladkova D.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
4-66-26-1
Myskina A.
Bovina E.
6-43-66-2
Suarez P.
Serna M.
7-56-3
Smashnova A.
Matevzic M.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Bartoli M.
6-26-3
Dokic J.
Mandula P.
6-33-66-3
R32
Dokic J.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-1
Matevzic M.
Koukalova K.
6-11-66-4
Serna M.
Likhovtseva E.
6-47-5
Suarez P.
Sprem K.
6-36-4
Smashnova A.
Bammer S.
6-42-66-2
Bartoli M.
Jeyaseelan S.
6-44-67-64
Mandula P.
Schett B.
6-36-3
Pisnik T.
Stevenson A.
6-26-3
Bovina E.
Schiavone F.
7-676-4
Chladkova D.
Cervanova L.
6-35-76-0
Schnyder P.
Mikaelian M.
7-657-5
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Farina Elia S.
6-37-65