Nathalie Dechy vs Magdalena Maleeva — Warsaw Round of 32

Warsaw · WTA · Round of 32
FRA
Nathalie Dechy
47 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 April 2005
clay
BUL
Magdalena Maleeva
51 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
Dechy N.
6-4 6-4
Maleeva M.
Dechy N.
662
Maleeva M.
44–

Nathalie Dechy defeated Magdalena Maleeva 6-4 6-4 in the Warsaw round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Magdalena Maleeva came in defending last year's quarter-final. Nathalie Dechy extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Nathalie Dechy edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-10-04FilderstadtR32hardNathalie Dechy4-6 6-3 6-3
2002-09-30MoscowQFhardMagdalena Maleeva6-4 6-2
2002-07-29San DiegoR32hardMagdalena Maleeva7-5 7-5
2000-01-03Gold CoastQFhardNathalie Dechy6-4 6-7(2) 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Dechy N.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Maleeva M.

Maleeva M.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Dechy N.

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
Dechy N.Maleeva M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
47%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (116 vs 10). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Henin J.
Kuznetsova S.
3-66-27-5
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Clijsters K.
2-66-26-3
Henin J.
Ivanovic A.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Ivanovic A.
Dechy N.
7-626-4
Clijsters K.
Bovina E.
7-646-3
Henin J.
Schnyder P.
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Farina Elia S.
6-36-4
R16
Dechy N.
Domachowska M.
6-47-64
Schnyder P.
Vakulenko J.
6-26-4
Kuznetsova S.
Smashnova A.
6-24-66-0
Henin J.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-37-5
Clijsters K.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-1
Bovina E.
Hantuchova D.
6-44-66-3
Farina Elia S.
Ondraskova Z.
6-16-2
Ivanovic A.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-4
R32
Vento Kabchi M.
Schiavone F.
5-1
Hantuchova D.
Kosinska K.
6-47-5
Kirilenko M.
Benesova I.
6-16-2
Clijsters K.
Perebiynis T.
7-56-756-1
Henin J.
Chladkova D.
6-26-2
Vakulenko J.
Chakvetadze A.
7-656-1
Dechy N.
Maleeva M.
6-46-4
Smashnova A.
Koukalova K.
7-57-5
Ondraskova Z.
Dushevina V.
6-36-4
Farina Elia S.
Pastikova M.
6-26-0
Domachowska M.
Razzano V.
7-647-5
Ivanovic A.
Sucha M.
6-06-0