Maria Kirilenko vs Lucie Safarova — Doha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Maria Kirilenko
39 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2005
hard
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Kirilenko M.
6-3 6-1
Safarova L.
Kirilenko M.
662
Safarova L.
31–

Maria Kirilenko defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3 6-1 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Maria Kirilenko came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Maria Kirilenko extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-03-02MonterreyR16hardLucie Safarova6-4 4-1 RET
2008-09-22SeoulR16hardMaria Kirilenko6-3 6-3
2007-07-30San DiegoR32hardMaria Kirilenko6-4 7-6(3)
2006-02-20DubaiR16hardMaria Kirilenko6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kirilenko M.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kirilenko M.

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
Kirilenko M.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
5.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kirilenko M.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
44
Break points saved·Clear edge
72
89
Break points won·Clear edge
74
50
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
47
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
66
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 24 km/hHumidity 47%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Molik A.
4-66-16-4
Semi-finals
Molik A.
Mauresmo A.
7-6116-1
Sharapova M.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Hantuchova D.
Martinez C.
6-46-1
Molik A.
Schiavone F.
6-23-67-62
Mauresmo A.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-2
Sharapova M.
Bartoli M.
6-36-2
R16
Molik A.
Pratt N.
6-36-2
Sharapova M.
Dulko G.
6-16-1
Kirilenko M.
Schnyder P.
6-01-66-2
Martinez C.
Myskina A.
6-47-5
Bartoli M.
Kostanic Tosic J.
7-56-2
Schiavone F.
Sugiyama A.
6-22-66-2
Mauresmo A.
Ivanovic A.
2-66-26-4
Hantuchova D.
Bovina E.
6-03-66-3
R32
Kostanic Tosic J.
Camerin M.
3-67-56-3
Bartoli M.
Suarez P.
6-16-1
Ivanovic A.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-16-0
Schnyder P.
Li N.
7-53-67-5
Sugiyama A.
Stosur S.
6-26-3
Bovina E.
Asagoe S.
7-57-66
Martinez C.
Vinci R.
5-76-06-2
Kirilenko M.
Safarova L.
6-36-1
Hantuchova D.
Maleeva M.
4-66-46-3
Schiavone F.
Farina Elia S.
6-16-3
Pratt N.
Sfar S.
7-56-2
Dulko G.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-11-66-4