Magdalena Maleeva vs Mary Pierce — Antwerp Round of 32

Antwerp · WTA · Round of 32
BUL
Magdalena Maleeva
51 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2004
hard
FRA
Mary Pierce
51 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWWLW
Maleeva M.
6-4 6-4
Pierce M.
Maleeva M.
662
Pierce M.
44–

Magdalena Maleeva defeated Mary Pierce 6-4 6-4 in the Antwerp round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mary Pierce came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Magdalena Maleeva claimed a first win over Mary Pierce in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-10-06FilderstadtQFhardMary Pierce7-5 7-6(6)
2000-08-22US OpenR64hardMary Pierce7-5 2-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Maleeva M.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pierce M.

Pierce M.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Maleeva 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
Maleeva M.Pierce M.
1st serve in·Even
65%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
63%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 52). 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