Sania Mirza vs Jie Zheng — Hyderabad Round of 16

Hyderabad · WTA · Round of 16
IND
Sania Mirza
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 February 2005
hard
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLLW
Mirza S.
6-1 2-6 6-3
Zheng J.
Mirza S.
6262
Zheng J.
1631

Sania Mirza defeated Jie Zheng 6-1 2-6 6-3 in the Hyderabad round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jie Zheng came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final, but Sania Mirza had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on hard. Sania Mirza claimed a first win over Jie Zheng in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sania Mirza closed it out in three sets, 6–1 2–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-09-28TokyoR64hardJie Zheng5-7 6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Mirza S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

Zheng J.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

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
Mirza S.Zheng J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
57%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.0
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (164 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mirza S.Zheng J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
36
56
Break points saved·Even
55
55
Break points won·Slight edge
69
80
Deciding sets·Clear edge
47
71
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
52
73

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

Draw

Final
Mirza S.
Bondarenko A.
6-45-76-3
Semi-finals
Bondarenko A.
Groenefeld A.
W/O
Mirza S.
Kirilenko M.
6-47-64
Quarter-finals
Groenefeld A.
Sun T.
7-656-3
Bondarenko A.
Pelletier M.
7-656-4
Mirza S.
Obziler T.
4-66-37-65
Kirilenko M.
Li N.
6-46-3
R16
Li N.
Salerni M.
6-27-5
Kirilenko M.
Santangelo M.
3-66-37-64
Mirza S.
Zheng J.
6-12-66-3
Obziler T.
Dominikovic E.
6-36-2
Sun T.
Tanasugarn T.
6-26-1
Pelletier M.
Peer S.
6-46-3
Groenefeld A.
Gajdosova J.
6-36-2
Bondarenko A.
Czink M.
6-36-726-4
R32
Li N.
Mikaelian M.
6-36-3
Salerni M.
Vinci R.
6-36-1
Kirilenko M.
Poutchek T.
6-36-1
Zheng J.
Voskoboeva G.
6-46-2
Mirza S.
Sescioreanu D.
6-27-5
Santangelo M.
Dokic J.
7-626-3
Obziler T.
Kurhajcova L.
6-26-2
Dominikovic E.
Hisamatsu S.
6-06-3
Bondarenko A.
Bhambri A.
6-36-2
Czink M.
Uberoi S.
6-756-36-2
Pelletier M.
Bychkova E.
2-67-57-5
Tanasugarn T.
Amanmuradova A.
6-44-66-1
Groenefeld A.
Minella M.
6-36-4
Gajdosova J.
Li T.
6-36-2
Sun T.
Nemeckova L.
6-26-4
Peer S.
Panova T.
6-37-62