Lindsay Davenport vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Tokyo Semi-final

Tokyo · WTA · Semi-final
USA
Lindsay Davenport
50 yrs · 189 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 1 February 2005
hard
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Davenport L.
6-1 7-6
Kuznetsova S.
Davenport L.
6772
Kuznetsova S.
162–

Lindsay Davenport defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1 7-6 in the Tokyo semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Lindsay Davenport came in defending the title. Lindsay Davenport extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Lindsay Davenport came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-09-11BaliSFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova7-6(4) 7-6(5)
2006-01-16Australian OpenR16hardLindsay Davenport6-2 6-4
2005-06-20WimbledonQFgrassLindsay Davenport7-6(1) 6-3
2004-08-30US OpenSFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova1-6 6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Davenport L.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Davenport L.

Serve advantage — Davenport L.

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
Davenport L.Kuznetsova S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.2
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.2
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (81 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Davenport L.Kuznetsova S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
72
81
Break points won·Clear edge
70
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
85
Tiebreaks·
—
82

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
Weather
6°CPartly cloudy
Wind 24 km/hHumidity 27%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Davenport L.
6-13-67-65
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Asagoe S.
6-47-63
Davenport L.
Kuznetsova S.
6-17-62
Quarter-finals
Asagoe S.
Dementieva E.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Hantuchova D.
7-647-64
Sharapova M.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-3
Davenport L.
Benesova I.
6-16-2
R16
Asagoe S.
Vinci R.
6-06-2
Dementieva E.
Morigami A.
6-26-2
Benesova I.
Nakamura A.
3-67-56-4
Davenport L.
Obata S.
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Vento Kabchi M.
7-636-0
Kuznetsova S.
Mikaelian M.
6-36-1
Likhovtseva E.
Craybas J.
7-54-66-2
Hantuchova D.
Kirilenko M.
4-66-06-2
R32
Morigami A.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-46-1
Vento Kabchi M.
Osterloh L.
6-36-1
Craybas J.
Panova T.
6-44-67-5
Mikaelian M.
Pratt N.
6-46-3
Kirilenko M.
Peng S.
6-36-2
Likhovtseva E.
Parra Santonja A.
6-06-0
Hantuchova D.
Jidkova A.
6-16-4
Vinci R.
Sugiyama A.
2-66-36-2
Benesova I.
Jankovic J.
1-66-36-1
Asagoe S.
Yoshida Y.
6-26-1
Obata S.
Saeki M.
6-06-1
Nakamura A.
Fuda R.
3-66-46-2