Flavia Pennetta vs Klara Koukalova — Palermo Quarter-final

Palermo · WTA · Quarter-final
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 July 2004
clay
CZE
Klara Koukalova
44 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLWW
Pennetta F.
6-4 6-2
Koukalova K.
Pennetta F.
662
Koukalova K.
42–

Flavia Pennetta defeated Klara Koukalova 6-4 6-2 in the Palermo quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Klara Koukalova came in defending last year's round of 16. Flavia Pennetta extended the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

Head to head

4–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-08-18New HavenR32hardFlavia Pennetta6-1 6-3
2013-07-08PalermoR32clayKlara Koukalova6-2 2-6 6-3
2011-08-22New HavenR32hardKlara Koukalova7-5 6-2
2011-02-14DubaiR32hardFlavia Pennetta5-7 6-1 6-2
2010-06-21WimbledonR32grassKlara Koukalova6-2 6-3
2008-02-11Vina Del MarFclayFlavia Pennetta6-4 5-4 RET
2005-07-18PalermoSFclayKlara Koukalova6-4 6-0
2004-08-09SopotFclayFlavia Pennetta7-5 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Koukalova K.

Koukalova K.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Pennetta F.Koukalova K.
1st serve in·Even
54%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
50%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pennetta F.Koukalova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
18
Break points saved·Dominant
83
25
Break points won·Dominant
89
44
Deciding sets·Clear edge
69
56
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 59%

Draw

Final
Medina Garrigues A.
Pennetta F.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Medina Garrigues A.
Chladkova D.
6-16-1
Pennetta F.
Srebotnik K.
6-27-61
Quarter-finals
Srebotnik K.
Cervanova L.
6-36-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Groenefeld A.
6-46-3
Pennetta F.
Koukalova K.
6-46-2
Chladkova D.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-46-1
R16
Cervanova L.
Domachowska M.
6-46-4
Chladkova D.
Beygelzimer Y.
6-36-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Vinci R.
7-636-2
Groenefeld A.
Gagliardi E.
6-06-3
Serra Zanetti A.
Martinez Granados C.
6-46-0
Srebotnik K.
Sescioreanu D.
6-13-66-3
Koukalova K.
Nagyova H.
6-36-0
Pennetta F.
Fedak Y.
6-26-746-2
R32
Nagyova H.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-32-1
Koukalova K.
Jurak D.
7-52-66-4
Srebotnik K.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.
Jugic Salkic M.
7-617-5
Beygelzimer Y.
Serra Zanetti A.
4-66-26-0
Medina Garrigues A.
Vakulenko J.
7-56-3
Vinci R.
Schruff J.
6-36-3
Gagliardi E.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-44-66-3
Groenefeld A.
Czink M.
6-43-66-3
Chladkova D.
Rittner B.
4-67-56-4
Martinez Granados C.
Casoni G.
6-36-0
Serra Zanetti A.
Kurhajcova L.
7-53-66-2
Cervanova L.
Testud S.
6-47-62
Sescioreanu D.
Grande R.
6-36-3
Domachowska M.
Yakimova A.
6-16-4
Fedak Y.
Beltrame S.
6-16-1