Alicia Molik vs Dinara Safina — Luxembourg Final

Luxembourg · WTA · Final
AUS
Alicia Molik
45 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 October 2004
hard
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Molik A.
6-3 6-4
Safina D.
Molik A.
662
Safina D.
34–

Alicia Molik defeated Dinara Safina 6-3 6-4 in the Luxembourg final on hard. The result followed the form book — Alicia Molik came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Alicia Molik extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Alicia Molik closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-06-23WimbledonR128grassAlicia Molik6-1 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Molik A.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Molik A.

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
Molik A.Safina D.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
47%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.3
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (82 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Molik A.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
41
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
69
79
Break points won·Dominant
56
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
57
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
48
77

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

Final
Molik A.
Safina D.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Medina Garrigues A.
4-66-16-2
Molik A.
Farina Elia S.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Farina Elia S.
Peschke K.
3-66-26-1
Molik A.
Golovin T.
3-66-46-4
Safina D.
Randriantefy D.
6-16-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Ivanovic A.
3-66-46-1
R16
Molik A.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
7-637-62
Medina Garrigues A.
Suarez P.
3-66-36-4
Golovin T.
Weingartner M.
6-36-4
Farina Elia S.
Pisnik T.
6-46-0
Peschke K.
Daniilidou E.
6-36-4
Randriantefy D.
Pierce M.
6-43-66-3
Safina D.
Laine E.
6-26-1
Ivanovic A.
Asagoe S.
4-66-46-1
R32
Farina Elia S.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-36-2
Asagoe S.
Krajicek M.
6-06-716-1
Ivanovic A.
Kremer A.
6-36-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Garbin T.
6-26-4
Safina D.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-46-0
Randriantefy D.
Washington M.
6-46-2
Pierce M.
Gullickson C.
6-07-5
Daniilidou E.
Craybas J.
7-56-1
Golovin T.
Groenefeld A.
6-26-3
Weingartner M.
Barna A.
7-55-76-4
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-46-3
Peschke K.
Schaul C.
6-786-26-0
Pisnik T.
Razzano V.
6-16-1
Laine E.
Maleeva M.
5-76-46-3