Justine Henin vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Dubai Final

Dubai · WTA · Final
BEL
Justine Henin
44 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2004
hard
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Henin J.
7-6 6-3
Kuznetsova S.
Henin J.
7762
Kuznetsova S.
633–

Justine Henin defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 6-3 in the Dubai final on hard. The result followed the form book — Justine Henin came in leading the head-to-head 15–3, defending the title. Justine Henin extended the head-to-head to 16–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Justine Henin closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

15–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-17Australian OpenR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 7-6(8)
2008-01-07SydneyFhardJustine Henin4-6 6-2 6-4
2007-08-27US OpenFhardJustine Henin6-1 6-3
2007-05-07BerlinSFgrassSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 5-7 6-4
2007-02-26DohaFhardJustine Henin6-4 6-2
2007-02-19DubaiSFhardJustine Henin1-6 6-4 6-0
2006-08-21New HavenSFhardJustine Henin6-3 6-3
2006-05-29Roland GarrosFclayJustine Henin6-4 6-4
2006-05-08BerlinQFgrassJustine Henin6-4 7-6(2)
2006-02-20DubaiSFhardJustine Henin6-2 7-5
2006-01-09SydneySFhardJustine Henin6-3 6-1
2005-05-23Roland GarrosR16clayJustine Henin7-6(6) 4-6 7-5
2005-04-25WarsawFclayJustine Henin3-6 6-2 7-5
2004-03-10Indian WellsQFhardJustine Henin6-4 7-5
2004-03-01DohaSFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 4-6 6-3
2004-01-19Australian OpenR32hardJustine Henin6-2 7-5
2003-07-28San DiegoSFhardJustine Henin6-1 6-3
2003-06-23WimbledonQFgrassJustine Henin6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Henin J.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Henin J.

Serve advantage — Henin J.

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
Henin J.Kuznetsova S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
54%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
49%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.5
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Henin J.Kuznetsova S.
Clutch Rating·Even
78
79
Break points saved·Even
85
81
Break points won·Even
89
89
Deciding sets·Even
82
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
32°CMainly clear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 18%

Draw

Final
Henin J.
Kuznetsova S.
7-636-3
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Sugiyama A.
6-07-5
Henin J.
Shaughnessy M.
6-46-2
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