Dinara Safina vs Iveta Benesova — Prague Quarter-final

Prague · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 May 2005
clay
CZE
Iveta Benesova
43 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Safina D.
6-1 6-4
Benesova I.
Safina D.
662
Benesova I.
14–

Dinara Safina defeated Iveta Benesova 6-1 6-4 in the Prague quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-01-02Gold CoastR16hardDinara Safina6-0 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Benesova I.

Benesova I.serving48% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Serve advantage — Safina D.

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
Safina D.Benesova I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
51%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
45%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
11°CMainly clear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Safina D.
Ondraskova Z.
7-626-3
Semi-finals
Ondraskova Z.
Koukalova K.
6-26-2
Safina D.
Pous Tio L.
4-66-27-5
Quarter-finals
Koukalova K.
Craybas J.
6-36-4
Safina D.
Benesova I.
6-16-4
Pous Tio L.
Brandi K.
6-36-2
Ondraskova Z.
Diaz Oliva M.
7-56-2
R16
Koukalova K.
Matevzic M.
6-33-0
Pous Tio L.
Nagyova H.
3-66-46-4
Ondraskova Z.
Kostanic Tosic J.
7-57-5
Craybas J.
Cho Y.
7-56-4
Brandi K.
Jackson J.
6-26-3
Benesova I.
Kremer A.
5-76-46-1
Safina D.
Pastikova M.
6-26-2
Diaz Oliva M.
Pratt N.
6-26-1
R32
Matevzic M.
Tu M.
4-66-36-4
Brandi K.
Loit E.
6-767-56-1
Kostanic Tosic J.
Osterloh L.
6-37-66
Craybas J.
Sucha M.
6-36-3
Cho Y.
Daniilidou E.
6-26-4
Pous Tio L.
Yakimova A.
6-17-5
Jackson J.
Parra Santonja A.
6-16-1
Nagyova H.
Tanasugarn T.
6-26-4
Safina D.
Prusova L.
6-34-66-2
Pastikova M.
Cervanova L.
6-13-66-0
Ondraskova Z.
Dokic J.
6-46-1
Koukalova K.
Peer S.
6-37-5
Pratt N.
Meusburger Y.
6-46-1
Diaz Oliva M.
Weingartner M.
6-46-0
Benesova I.
Hlavackova A.
5-76-36-4
Kremer A.
Strycova B.
6-06-4