Gisela Dulko vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Toronto Round of 16

Toronto · WTA · Round of 16
ARG
Gisela Dulko
41 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 August 2005
hard
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Dulko G.
7-6 7-6
Kuznetsova S.
Dulko G.
777102
Kuznetsova S.
6368–

Gisela Dulko defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 7-6 in the Toronto round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Gisela Dulko claimed a first win over Svetlana Kuznetsova in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-04-27StuttgartQFclaySvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 6-2
2007-10-08MoscowR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova3-6 6-2 6-4
2004-09-20BeijingQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Dulko G.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Dulko G.

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
Dulko G.Kuznetsova S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.1
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dulko G.Kuznetsova S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
65
81
Break points won·Clear edge
68
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
64
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Henin J.
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Myskina A.
6-46-1
Henin J.
Mauresmo A.
7-53-66-1
Quarter-finals
Henin J.
Vaidisova N.
7-57-64
Clijsters K.
Pennetta F.
6-06-1
Myskina A.
Dulko G.
6-47-5
Mauresmo A.
Petrova N.
4-67-52-0
R16
Pennetta F.
Williams S.
W/O
Clijsters K.
Ivanovic A.
W/O
Henin J.
Zheng J.
6-26-4
Mauresmo A.
Martinez C.
6-06-2
Dulko G.
Kuznetsova S.
7-637-68
Petrova N.
Li N.
6-23-0
Myskina A.
Asagoe S.
7-657-5
Vaidisova N.
Sromova H.
6-26-2
R32
Myskina A.
Granville L.
6-35-76-2
Asagoe S.
Jidkova A.
6-46-3
Clijsters K.
Razzano V.
6-36-0
Petrova N.
Karatantcheva S.
4-66-16-4
Li N.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-46-756-2
Martinez C.
Safina D.
7-56-2
Mauresmo A.
Randriantefy D.
6-26-3
Pennetta F.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-46-2
Dulko G.
Golovin T.
2-66-06-1
Kuznetsova S.
Medina Garrigues A.
2-67-56-4
Ivanovic A.
Bartoli M.
4-67-657-63
Henin J.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-16-3
Zheng J.
Sugiyama A.
2-67-686-3
Vaidisova N.
Dechy N.
6-26-4
Sromova H.
Fujiwara R.
4-67-56-0
Williams S.
Cohen Aloro S.
3-66-46-2
R64
Jidkova A.
Hantuchova D.
6-44-64-4
Golovin T.
Sprem K.
6-46-4
Bartoli M.
Kirilenko M.
6-43-0
Fujiwara R.
Camerin M.
6-06-3
Dulko G.
Domachowska M.
6-46-1
Serra Zanetti A.
Dubois S.
6-36-2
Ivanovic A.
Garbin T.
6-27-63
Pennetta F.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-47-5
Randriantefy D.
Uberoi S.
6-36-2
Diaz Oliva M.
Linetskaya E.
3-0
Karatantcheva S.
Craybas J.
6-22-66-3
Granville L.
Vinci R.
6-26-1
Asagoe S.
Wozniak A.
6-26-2
Safina D.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-16-2
Li N.
Jankovic J.
6-45-76-2
Vento Kabchi M.
Pelletier M.
6-06-1
Vaidisova N.
Perry S.
6-36-2
Razzano V.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-33-66-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Safarova L.
4-67-56-1
Cohen Aloro S.
Sfar S.
6-27-5
Martinez C.
Groenefeld A.
6-16-717-5
Zheng J.
Salerni M.
6-36-4
Sugiyama A.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-23-66-2
Dechy N.
Zuluaga F.
6-26-4