Nathalie Dechy vs Magdalena Maleeva — Filderstadt Round of 32

Filderstadt · WTA · Round of 32
FRA
Nathalie Dechy
47 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 October 2004
hard
BUL
Magdalena Maleeva
51 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
Dechy N.
4-6 6-3 6-3
Maleeva M.
Dechy N.
4662
Maleeva M.
6331

Nathalie Dechy defeated Magdalena Maleeva 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the Filderstadt round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Magdalena Maleeva came in defending last year's quarter-final. Nathalie Dechy extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-04-25WarsawR32clayNathalie Dechy6-4 6-4
2002-09-30MoscowQFhardMagdalena Maleeva6-4 6-2
2002-07-29San DiegoR32hardMagdalena Maleeva7-5 7-5
2000-01-03Gold CoastQFhardNathalie Dechy6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Dechy N.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Maleeva M.

Maleeva M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Dechy N.

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
Dechy N.Maleeva M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (125 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Davenport L.
Mauresmo A.
6-2
Semi-finals
Davenport L.
Myskina A.
6-26-4
Mauresmo A.
Kuznetsova S.
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Myskina A.
Likhovtseva E.
4-66-06-2
Davenport L.
Jankovic J.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Zuluaga F.
6-46-1
Mauresmo A.
Raymond L.
6-46-1
R16
Davenport L.
Molik A.
6-16-0
Zuluaga F.
Smashnova A.
6-41-0
Myskina A.
Dechy N.
4-66-26-1
Jankovic J.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-4
Mauresmo A.
Schnyder P.
7-56-4
Raymond L.
Farina Elia S.
6-737-666-0
Kuznetsova S.
Bovina E.
7-56-4
Likhovtseva E.
Pierce M.
0-66-46-3
R32
Zuluaga F.
Weingartner M.
6-06-0
Bovina E.
Groenefeld A.
6-26-2
Farina Elia S.
Sprem K.
3-66-36-3
Raymond L.
Dementieva E.
6-07-5
Smashnova A.
Sugiyama A.
6-37-63
Schnyder P.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-35-76-1
Hantuchova D.
Osterloh L.
3-66-26-1
Jankovic J.
Petrova N.
6-43-67-63
Dechy N.
Maleeva M.
4-66-36-3
Likhovtseva E.
Zvonareva V.
6-37-5
Molik A.
Schiavone F.
6-26-3
Pierce M.
Suarez P.
6-26-3