Magdalena Maleeva vs Iveta Benesova — Antwerp Round of 16

Antwerp · WTA · Round of 16
BUL
Magdalena Maleeva
51 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2004
hard
CZE
Iveta Benesova
43 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Maleeva M.
6-4 6-4
Benesova I.
Maleeva M.
662
Benesova I.
44–

Magdalena Maleeva defeated Iveta Benesova 6-4 6-4 in the Antwerp round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Iveta Benesova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Magdalena Maleeva had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Magdalena Maleeva claimed a first win over Iveta Benesova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Magdalena Maleeva edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-03-10Indian WellsR64hardIveta Benesova7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Maleeva M.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Benesova I.

Benesova I.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Maleeva M.

Serve advantage — Maleeva 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
Maleeva M.Benesova I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
45%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.0
0.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Farina Elia S.
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Casanova M.
6-16-2
Farina Elia S.
Sprem K.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Clijsters K.
Maleeva M.
7-626-2
Casanova M.
Koukalova K.
4-66-36-4
Sprem K.
Chladkova D.
6-46-3
Farina Elia S.
Schnyder P.
7-661-0
R16
Sprem K.
Black C.
6-46-3
Maleeva M.
Benesova I.
6-46-4
Clijsters K.
Parra Santonja A.
6-36-2
Schnyder P.
Vakulenko J.
6-756-47-5
Chladkova D.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-726-46-4
Koukalova K.
Safina D.
6-47-62
Farina Elia S.
Callens E.
3-66-26-1
Casanova M.
Pisnik T.
6-16-746-4
R32
Maleeva M.
Pierce M.
6-46-4
Chladkova D.
Gagliardi E.
6-06-0
Black C.
Ondraskova Z.
6-44-66-3
Sprem K.
Smashnova A.
6-17-5
Vakulenko J.
Stevenson A.
6-36-1
Callens E.
Loit E.
6-17-63
Farina Elia S.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-36-0
Koukalova K.
Serna M.
6-46-2
Safina D.
Barna A.
6-46-4
Pisnik T.
Mandula P.
6-13-66-2
Benesova I.
Daniilidou E.
7-56-4
Parra Santonja A.
Clijsters E.
6-36-2