Lubomira Kurhajcova vs Dinara Safina — Sopot Round of 16

Sopot · WTA · Round of 16
SVK
Lubomira Kurhajcova
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 August 2004
clay
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Kurhajcova L.
6-2 6-4
Safina D.
Kurhajcova L.
662
Safina D.
24–

Lubomira Kurhajcova defeated Dinara Safina 6-2 6-4 in the Sopot round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Lubomira Kurhajcova claimed a first win over Dinara Safina in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-01-19Australian OpenR128hardDinara Safina6-3 7-6(1)

Serve vs return

This season
Kurhajcova L.serving48% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kurhajcova L.

Serve advantage — Safina D.

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
Kurhajcova L.Safina D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
40%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
51%
58%
Return points won·Clear edge
35%
47%
Break points saved·Clear edge
37%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.4
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (5 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Pennetta F.
Koukalova K.
7-53-66-3
Semi-finals
Koukalova K.
Myskina A.
W/O
Pennetta F.
Domachowska M.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Koukalova K.
Kurhajcova L.
6-26-1
Domachowska M.
Marrero M.
6-16-4
Pennetta F.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-27-64
Myskina A.
Benesova I.
6-36-4
R16
Marrero M.
Birnerova E.
6-27-64
Llagostera Vives N.
Cervanova L.
6-746-17-5
Pennetta F.
Prusova L.
6-46-2
Koukalova K.
Dushevina V.
7-613-66-4
Benesova I.
Talaja S.
1-66-46-2
Myskina A.
Ondraskova Z.
6-26-2
Domachowska M.
Smashnova A.
7-646-1
Kurhajcova L.
Safina D.
6-26-4
R32
Benesova I.
Kiszczynska M.
6-26-3
Dushevina V.
Bondarenko K.
6-06-2
Kurhajcova L.
Canepa A.
2-66-46-1
Cervanova L.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-1
Koukalova K.
Muller M.
7-56-3
Pennetta F.
Mamic S.
6-16-2
Birnerova E.
Jans Ignacik K.
6-26-2
Domachowska M.
Sucha M.
6-06-2
Prusova L.
Schwartz B.
6-16-2
Llagostera Vives N.
Gubacsi Z.
6-26-0
Safina D.
Pastikova M.
6-46-4
Talaja S.
Sfar S.
6-46-2
Ondraskova Z.
Cohen Aloro S.
3-66-17-5
Marrero M.
Castano C.
6-24-66-4