Samantha Stosur vs Karolina Sprem — Gold Coast Round of 32

Gold Coast · WTA · Round of 32
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 January 2005
hard
CRO
Karolina Sprem
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
Stosur S.
6-4 6-2
Sprem K.
Stosur S.
662
Sprem K.
42–

Samantha Stosur defeated Karolina Sprem 6-4 6-2 in the Gold Coast round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Samantha Stosur came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Samantha Stosur extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-03-10Indian WellsR64hardSamantha Stosur6-4 6-4
2004-01-05Gold CoastR16hardSamantha Stosur7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Sprem K.

Sprem K.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Even serve battle

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
Stosur S.Sprem K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
52%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Even
4.0
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 73). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stosur S.Sprem K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
45
31
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
68
Break points won·Slight edge
61
54
Deciding sets·Slight edge
45
35
Tiebreaks·
47
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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