Alicia Molik vs Samantha Stosur — Sydney Final

Sydney · WTA · Final
AUS
Alicia Molik
45 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2005
hard
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Molik A.
6-7 6-4 7-5
Stosur S.
Molik A.
65672
Stosur S.
77451

Alicia Molik defeated Samantha Stosur 6-7 6-4 7-5 in the Sydney final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Samantha Stosur came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Alicia Molik had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Alicia Molik claimed a first win over Samantha Stosur in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-10-10MoscowR32hardSamantha Stosur6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Molik A.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Stosur S.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Molik A.

Serve advantage — Stosur S.

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.Stosur S.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
38%
41%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.3
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (75 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Molik A.Stosur S.
Clutch Rating·Even
41
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
85
Break points won·Slight edge
56
61
Deciding sets·Clear edge
57
45
Tiebreaks·Even
48
47

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.
Stosur S.
6-756-47-5
Semi-finals
Stosur S.
Dementieva E.
W/O
Molik A.
Peng S.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Peng S.
Petrova N.
6-34-2
Stosur S.
Davenport L.
W/O
Dementieva E.
Schnyder P.
6-41-66-1
Molik A.
Zuluaga F.
6-16-2
R16
Dementieva E.
Daniilidou E.
6-33-66-2
Schnyder P.
Maleeva M.
6-46-2
Molik A.
Jankovic J.
6-36-4
Zuluaga F.
Zvonareva V.
7-676-3
Petrova N.
Hantuchova D.
6-06-2
Davenport L.
Dechy N.
6-36-4
Peng S.
Myskina A.
6-16-3
Stosur S.
Golovin T.
6-24-66-2
R32
Dechy N.
Raymond L.
7-56-3
Maleeva M.
Ferguson S.
6-736-26-2
Daniilidou E.
Martinez C.
3-66-46-4
Hantuchova D.
Talaja S.
7-626-2
Petrova N.
Cervanova L.
4-66-16-2
Zuluaga F.
Chladkova D.
6-26-4
Jankovic J.
Likhovtseva E.
4-66-26-4
Molik A.
Schiavone F.
7-646-1
Schnyder P.
Sprem K.
5-76-26-3
Peng S.
Washington M.
6-46-2
Golovin T.
Sugiyama A.
6-12-66-3
Stosur S.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-36-3