Vera Zvonareva vs Catalina Castano — Rome Round of 16

Rome · WTA · Round of 16
Vera Zvonareva
RUS
Vera Zvonareva
1693ELO
1614Clay ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 May 2005
clay
COL
Catalina Castano
47 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWLL
Zvonareva V.
6-1 5-7 6-2
Castano C.
Zvonareva V.
6562
Castano C.
1721

Vera Zvonareva defeated Catalina Castano 6-1 5-7 6-2 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Vera Zvonareva came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Vera Zvonareva extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Vera Zvonareva came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 5–7 6–2.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-10-29Quebec CityR32hardVera Zvonareva6-2 6-4
2005-10-03Japan OpenR32hardVera Zvonareva6-2 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Zvonareva V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Castano C.

Castano C.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

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
Zvonareva V.Castano C.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zvonareva V.Castano C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
76
28
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
56
Break points won·Dominant
94
55
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
40
Tiebreaks·Even
52
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°CMainly clear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Final
Mauresmo A.
Schnyder P.
2-66-36-4
Semi-finals
Mauresmo A.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-4
Schnyder P.
Sharapova M.
3-66-36-1
Quarter-finals
Schnyder P.
Linetskaya E.
6-16-0
Sharapova M.
Bovina E.
6-26-2
Zvonareva V.
Schiavone F.
7-57-64
Mauresmo A.
Martinez C.
6-16-2
R16
Sharapova M.
Pierce M.
7-646-4
Martinez C.
Petrova N.
W/O
Zvonareva V.
Castano C.
6-15-76-2
Schiavone F.
Sugiyama A.
6-37-5
Mauresmo A.
Farina Elia S.
6-46-3
Bovina E.
Suarez P.
3-66-37-65
Linetskaya E.
Dulko G.
5-76-46-4
Schnyder P.
Ivanovic A.
6-36-2
R32
Sharapova M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-46-2
Suarez P.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-4
Schnyder P.
Groenefeld A.
6-26-4
Zvonareva V.
Jankovic J.
6-46-1
Castano C.
Camerin M.
6-26-2
Sugiyama A.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-36-0
Schiavone F.
Williams S.
7-626-1
Bovina E.
Vinci R.
7-56-2
Pierce M.
Mamic S.
6-46-4
Ivanovic A.
Chakvetadze A.
5-76-36-2
Linetskaya E.
Pennetta F.
6-24-67-65
Dulko G.
Dementieva E.
7-56-4
Petrova N.
Santangelo M.
6-36-1
Martinez C.
Smashnova A.
3-66-16-1
Farina Elia S.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-36-3
Mauresmo A.
Stosur S.
6-26-0
R64
Sugiyama A.
Maleeva M.
6-26-4
Schiavone F.
Shaughnessy M.
7-56-0
Vento Kabchi M.
Razzano V.
6-47-64
Farina Elia S.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-1
Santangelo M.
Zuluaga F.
6-26-2
Smashnova A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-16-3
Pennetta F.
Asagoe S.
6-26-3
Linetskaya E.
Garbin T.
6-36-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Jidkova A.
6-46-1
Vinci R.
Chladkova D.
7-646-1
Pierce M.
Peng S.
6-17-5
Groenefeld A.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-16-2
Jankovic J.
Randriantefy D.
6-736-26-1
Chakvetadze A.
Kurhajcova L.
6-33-66-1
Ivanovic A.
Golovin T.
6-36-4
Castano C.
Perebiynis T.
6-36-2
Camerin M.
Dechy N.
4-66-16-4
Martinez C.
Haynes A.
6-06-1
Stosur S.
Fedak Y.
6-36-3
Cohen Aloro S.
Vierin N.
2-67-646-2
Dulko G.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-37-5
Suarez P.
Sprem K.
6-36-0
Bovina E.
Washington M.
6-26-2
Mamic S.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-2