Kim Clijsters vs Elena Dementieva — Miami Quarter-final

Miami · WTA · Quarter-final
BEL
Kim Clijsters
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 23 March 2005
hard
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Clijsters K.
6-2 6-1
Dementieva E.
Clijsters K.
662
Dementieva E.
21–

Kim Clijsters defeated Elena Dementieva 6-2 6-1 in the Miami quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 10–2. Kim Clijsters extended the head-to-head to 11–2.

Key context

Head to head

10–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-11-06WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetKim Clijsters6-4 6-0
2006-05-01WarsawSFclayKim Clijsters7-5 6-4
2006-02-13AntwerpSFhardKim Clijsters5-7 6-1 6-2
2005-11-07WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetKim Clijsters6-2 6-3
2005-10-03FilderstadtQFhardElena Dementieva6-3 3-6 6-2
2005-03-09Indian WellsSFhardKim Clijsters6-4 6-2
2003-11-05WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetKim Clijsters6-2 6-2
2001-11-11Fed Cup WG F: BEL vs RUSRRclayKim Clijsters6-0 6-4
2001-10-30WTA Tour ChampionshipsR16carpetKim Clijsters6-3 7-6(2)
2001-09-24LeipzigSFcarpetKim Clijsters6-1 3-6 6-1
2001-08-27US OpenR16hardKim Clijsters7-5 4-6 6-2
2000-11-13WTA Tour ChampionshipsQFcarpetElena Dementieva6-4 2-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Clijsters K.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Dementieva E.

Dementieva E.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

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
Clijsters K.Dementieva E.
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
49%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (178 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clijsters K.Dementieva E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
71
80
Break points saved·Even
88
86
Break points won·Slight edge
82
92
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
88
Tiebreaks·Even
66
68

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CDrizzle
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 75%

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Sharapova M.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Mauresmo A.
6-16-0
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Mauresmo A.
Ivanovic A.
6-16-4
Clijsters K.
Dementieva E.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Williams S.
6-17-68
Sharapova M.
Henin J.
6-16-766-2
R16
Ivanovic A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-33-67-5
Mauresmo A.
Sprem K.
6-17-5
Sharapova M.
Asagoe S.
6-16-2
Henin J.
Molik A.
6-42-66-2
Williams S.
Likhovtseva E.
6-41-66-4
Williams V.
Castano C.
6-42-66-1
Clijsters K.
Myskina A.
6-36-4
Dementieva E.
Golovin T.
3-66-26-1
R32
Williams S.
Peer S.
6-36-3
Molik A.
Dulko G.
3-66-36-4
Sharapova M.
Irvin M.
6-26-0
Dementieva E.
Maleeva M.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Randriantefy D.
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.
Vaidisova N.
6-27-64
Castano C.
Schnyder P.
6-32-66-1
Williams V.
Zuluaga F.
6-26-0
Sprem K.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-26-2
Mauresmo A.
Smashnova A.
6-26-1
Likhovtseva E.
Sugiyama A.
6-43-66-3
Henin J.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-36-2
Myskina A.
Pennetta F.
6-46-0
Clijsters K.
Dechy N.
6-06-2
Golovin T.
Bovina E.
6-37-64
Asagoe S.
Schiavone F.
6-06-3
R64
Myskina A.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-26-1
Irvin M.
Safina D.
7-640-66-4
Asagoe S.
Jidkova A.
6-756-47-64
Williams V.
Groenefeld A.
6-26-0
Cohen Aloro S.
Hantuchova D.
7-636-2
Kuznetsova S.
Voskoboeva G.
6-16-3
Schnyder P.
Peschke K.
6-46-1
Clijsters K.
Frazier A.
6-26-3
Dechy N.
Raymond L.
6-26-4
Golovin T.
Haynes A.
6-06-786-3
Bovina E.
Perebiynis T.
6-36-2
Dulko G.
Brandi K.
4-66-06-3
Sugiyama A.
Craybas J.
7-56-4
Ivanovic A.
Petrova N.
6-47-5
Molik A.
Pratt N.
6-26-3
Maleeva M.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-43-67-5
Dementieva E.
Linetskaya E.
6-32-66-4
Sprem K.
Parra Santonja A.
6-31-66-4
Henin J.
Spears A.
6-46-3
Llagostera Vives N.
Zvonareva V.
3-66-36-1
Zuluaga F.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-56-1
Castano C.
Suarez P.
7-56-3
Pennetta F.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-36-3
Likhovtseva E.
Chladkova D.
7-646-2
Schiavone F.
Shaughnessy M.
7-654-67-62
Randriantefy D.
Koukalova K.
6-26-1
Peer S.
Bartoli M.
2-66-47-5
Williams S.
Dushevina V.
6-36-0
Vaidisova N.
Jankovic J.
6-27-66
Smashnova A.
Morigami A.
7-56-4
Mauresmo A.
Kirilenko M.
4-66-46-1
Sharapova M.
Daniilidou E.
6-06-4
R128
Ruano Pascual V.
Kutuzova V.
6-37-5
Daniilidou E.
Garbin T.
6-34-66-1
Haynes A.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-37-65
Perebiynis T.
Marrero M.
6-32-66-3
Raymond L.
Washington M.
6-46-2
Clijsters K.
Kloesel S.
6-06-1
Linetskaya E.
Sucha M.
6-16-4
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Mirza S.
6-27-5
Voskoboeva G.
Uberoi N.
6-46-2
Randriantefy D.
Peterson J.
6-46-3
Vaidisova N.
Srebotnik K.
7-56-1
Ivanovic A.
Granville L.
6-37-5
Cohen Aloro S.
Strycova B.
3-66-46-3
Jidkova A.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-2
Morigami A.
Kirkland J.
6-26-2
Llagostera Vives N.
Lee Waters L.
6-26-0
Spears A.
Stosur S.
7-654-66-1
Vento Kabchi M.
Schaul C.
6-36-1
Groenefeld A.
Schruff J.
6-46-2
Pratt N.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Weingartner M.
6-14-3
Dushevina V.
Loit E.
6-36-3
Chladkova D.
Benesova I.
6-44-66-2
Castano C.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-16-3
Irvin M.
Serna M.
6-37-5
Parra Santonja A.
Tatishvili A.
6-30-66-2
Kirilenko M.
Chakvetadze A.
7-56-3
Shaughnessy M.
Fedak Y.
6-36-0
Brandi K.
Jackson J.
6-36-2
Peschke K.
Karatantcheva S.
6-36-1
Craybas J.
Razzano V.
4-66-36-2
Peer S.
Domachowska M.
6-22-67-5