Karolina Sprem vs Virginia Ruano Pascual — Canberra Round of 16

Canberra · WTA · Round of 16
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Karolina Sprem
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2004
hard
ESP
Virginia Ruano Pascual
52 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sprem K.
4-6 6-1 6-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Sprem K.
4662
Ruano Pascual V.
6131

Karolina Sprem defeated Virginia Ruano Pascual 4-6 6-1 6-3 in the Canberra round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Virginia Ruano Pascual came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Karolina Sprem claimed a first win over Virginia Ruano Pascual in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-04-04Amelia IslandR64clayVirginia Ruano Pascual4-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Sprem K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ruano Pascual V.

Ruano Pascual V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sprem K.

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
Sprem K.Ruano Pascual V.
1st serve in·Clear edge
52%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
49%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.4
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (80 vs 78). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sprem K.Ruano Pascual V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
31
36
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
56
Break points won·Slight edge
54
60
Deciding sets·Clear edge
35
51
Tiebreaks·
—
—

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Suarez P.
Farina Elia S.
3-66-47-65
Semi-finals
Farina Elia S.
Vakulenko J.
6-37-65
Suarez P.
Sprem K.
6-22-66-4
Quarter-finals
Farina Elia S.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-31-66-3
Suarez P.
Parra Santonja A.
6-26-2
Sprem K.
Loit E.
6-46-4
Vakulenko J.
Pennetta F.
6-46-4
R16
Pennetta F.
Tanasugarn T.
7-56-2
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Gagliardi E.
7-54-66-4
Farina Elia S.
Santangelo M.
6-36-3
Vakulenko J.
Ondraskova Z.
7-642-66-2
Loit E.
Martinez Granados C.
6-36-2
Sprem K.
Ruano Pascual V.
4-66-16-3
Parra Santonja A.
Weingartner M.
W/O
Suarez P.
Kleinova S.
W/O
R32
Kleinova S.
Panova T.
6-46-3
Suarez P.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-32-66-1
Gagliardi E.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-36-4
Sprem K.
Mandula P.
6-46-1
Weingartner M.
Obziler T.
6-47-5
Martinez Granados C.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-44-67-65
Loit E.
Fernandez C.
6-46-0
Ondraskova Z.
Obata S.
6-36-0
Vakulenko J.
Schaul C.
6-17-65
Pennetta F.
Gussoni N.
6-26-3
Tanasugarn T.
Mikaelian M.
6-16-3
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Dominikovic E.
6-756-46-0
Ruano Pascual V.
Sequera M.
6-26-4
Santangelo M.
Arvidsson S.
6-13-66-1
Farina Elia S.
Kurhajcova L.
6-26-2
Parra Santonja A.
Adamczak M.
6-16-4