Tatiana Golovin vs Dinara Safina — Gold Coast Round of 16

Gold Coast · WTA · Round of 16
FRA
Tatiana Golovin
38 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 January 2005
hard
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Golovin T.
7-5 3-6 6-2
Safina D.
Golovin T.
7362
Safina D.
5621

Tatiana Golovin defeated Dinara Safina 7-5 3-6 6-2 in the Gold Coast round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in defending last year's quarter-final. Tatiana Golovin extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Tatiana Golovin closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-04-09CharlestonQFclayDinara Safina6-3 RET
2005-02-14AntwerpR32hardTatiana Golovin6-4 6-7(10) 6-3
2005-02-07ParisSFcarpetDinara Safina6-1 4-6 7-6(2)
2004-03-24MiamiR64hardTatiana Golovin6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Golovin T.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Golovin T.

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
Golovin T.Safina D.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
47%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (98 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Golovin T.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
49
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
74
79
Break points won·Clear edge
66
84
Deciding sets·Clear edge
56
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
61
77

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

Draw

Final
Schnyder P.
Stosur S.
1-66-37-5
Semi-finals
Schnyder P.
Golovin T.
3-66-46-3
Stosur S.
Farina Elia S.
6-42-66-1
Quarter-finals
Schnyder P.
Karatantcheva S.
6-26-2
Farina Elia S.
Petrova N.
W/O
Stosur S.
Maleeva M.
2-66-36-4
Golovin T.
Pennetta F.
6-756-26-4
R16
Stosur S.
Benesova I.
6-27-63
Pennetta F.
Pin C.
6-24-66-3
Farina Elia S.
Chladkova D.
5-76-16-3
Petrova N.
Li N.
7-56-3
Schnyder P.
Haynes A.
6-46-1
Karatantcheva S.
Likhovtseva E.
6-20-67-63
Golovin T.
Safina D.
7-53-66-2
Maleeva M.
Koukalova K.
7-56-2
R32
Karatantcheva S.
Camerin M.
6-26-4
Likhovtseva E.
Loit E.
4-67-656-2
Safina D.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-2
Schnyder P.
Razzano V.
6-26-4
Pennetta F.
Dechy N.
7-676-1
Maleeva M.
Fedak Y.
6-46-1
Benesova I.
Welford T.
6-46-2
Stosur S.
Sprem K.
6-46-2
Farina Elia S.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-37-5
Chladkova D.
Beltrame S.
4-66-47-5
Li N.
Garbin T.
6-36-1
Petrova N.
Zheng J.
6-26-3
Golovin T.
Yan Z.
6-16-4
Pin C.
Barna A.
6-26-4
Haynes A.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-36-1
Koukalova K.
Hewitt J.
6-41-66-2