Akiko Morigami vs Daniela Hantuchova — Cincinnati Semi-final

Cincinnati · WTA · Semi-final
JPN
Akiko Morigami
46 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 July 2005
hard
SVK
Daniela Hantuchova
43 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLLW
Morigami A.
6-4 6-4
Hantuchova D.
Morigami A.
662
Hantuchova D.
44–

Akiko Morigami defeated Daniela Hantuchova 6-4 6-4 in the Cincinnati semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Daniela Hantuchova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Akiko Morigami claimed a first win over Daniela Hantuchova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-01-17Australian OpenR128hardDaniela Hantuchova6-4 7-5
2003-04-14Amelia IslandR32clayDaniela Hantuchova7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Morigami A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Hantuchova D.

Hantuchova D.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Morigami A.

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
Morigami A.Hantuchova D.
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
53%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
53%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.3
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (63 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Morigami A.Hantuchova D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
36
57
Break points saved·Slight edge
63
68
Break points won·Slight edge
60
67
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
82
Tiebreaks·
—
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 72%

Draw

Final
Schnyder P.
Morigami A.
6-46-0
Semi-finals
Schnyder P.
Mattek Sands B.
6-46-1
Morigami A.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Morigami A.
Mirza S.
6-46-3
Mattek Sands B.
Jankovic J.
6-10-66-2
Schnyder P.
Peer S.
7-616-2
Hantuchova D.
Cho Y.
6-716-46-1
R16
Mattek Sands B.
Pin C.
6-32-0
Peer S.
Sugiyama A.
5-77-666-4
Cho Y.
Panova T.
6-766-26-2
Hantuchova D.
Rubin C.
6-27-5
Mirza S.
Brandi K.
7-657-5
Schnyder P.
Nakamura A.
4-66-16-3
Jankovic J.
Bammer S.
6-37-5
Morigami A.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-2
R32
Bammer S.
Benesova I.
7-56-3
Zvonareva V.
Shaughnessy M.
6-36-3
Mattek Sands B.
Bartoli M.
1-66-47-60
Morigami A.
Avants C.
6-36-4
Hantuchova D.
Osterloh L.
6-16-2
Mirza S.
Groenefeld A.
6-46-3
Brandi K.
Kirkland J.
6-36-1
Pin C.
Kremer A.
7-56-2
Rubin C.
Granville L.
6-36-4
Schnyder P.
Wozniacki C.
6-36-0
Jankovic J.
Salerni M.
4-66-36-0
Nakamura A.
Spears A.
6-746-06-3
Peer S.
Fedak Y.
6-26-3
Sugiyama A.
Lee Waters L.
7-56-2
Panova T.
Peschke K.
6-47-66
Cho Y.
Jidkova A.
7-656-3