Samantha Stosur vs Elena BaltachaBirmingham Round of 64

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 64
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 June 2004
grass
42 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Stosur S.
6-3 6-2
Baltacha E.
Stosur S.
662
Baltacha E.
32

Samantha Stosur defeated Elena Baltacha 6-3 6-2 in the Birmingham round of 64 on grass. The result followed the form book — Samantha Stosur came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Samantha Stosur extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-28Roland GarrosR128claySamantha Stosur6-4 6-0
2010-06-14EastbourneQFgrassSamantha Stosur6-7(5) 6-1 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Baltacha E.

Baltacha E.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
45
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
68
Break points won·Slight edge
61
56
Deciding sets·Clear edge
45
60
Tiebreaks·
47

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw