Anca Barna vs Magdalena Maleeva — Dubai Round of 32
Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2004
hard
Barna A.2-6 6-4 7-5
Maleeva M.
Barna A.
2672
Maleeva M.
6451
Anca Barna defeated Magdalena Maleeva 2-6 6-4 7-5 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Magdalena Maleeva came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16, but Anca Barna had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Anca Barna claimed a first win over Magdalena Maleeva in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Anca Barna dropped the opening set before beating Magdalena Maleeva 2–6 6–4 7–5.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-06-07 | Birmingham | R32 | grass | Magdalena Maleeva | 3-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2004-05-24 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Magdalena Maleeva | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2003-06-23 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Magdalena Maleeva | 6-0 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe 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 season1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
43%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.6
2.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (5 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
32°CMainly clear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 18%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Williams V.
6-26-3
Sugiyama A.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-3
Shaughnessy M.
Myskina A.
7-624-66-3
Henin J.
Martinez C.
6-16-0
R16
Martinez C.
Camerin M.
6-26-2
Henin J.
Sfar S.
6-17-5
Myskina A.
Serna M.
6-16-4
Shaughnessy M.
Mandula P.
7-616-4
Sugiyama A.
Pratt N.
6-26-2
Kuznetsova S.
Barna A.
6-46-3
Williams V.
Molik A.
6-36-4
Daniilidou E.
Capriati J.
6-47-62
R32
Barna A.
Maleeva M.
2-66-47-5
Molik A.
Vento Kabchi M.
7-636-2
Sugiyama A.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-26-3
Mandula P.
Dokic J.
6-16-2
Shaughnessy M.
Kapros A.
6-16-2
Serna M.
Dushevina V.
6-46-4
Camerin M.
Likhovtseva E.
5-76-16-0
Pratt N.
Zheng J.
7-57-5
Daniilidou E.
Pisnik T.
3-66-36-2
Martinez C.
Jugic Salkic M.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Schiavone F.
6-46-4
Sfar S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-24-0