Jelena Jankovic vs Tatiana Golovin — Seoul Semi-final

Seoul · WTA · Semi-final
SRB
Jelena Jankovic
41 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 September 2005
hard
FRA
Tatiana Golovin
38 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
Jankovic J.
6-4 5-7 6-4
Golovin T.
Jankovic J.
6562
Golovin T.
4741

Jelena Jankovic defeated Tatiana Golovin 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the Seoul semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Jelena Jankovic came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Jelena Jankovic extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jelena Jankovic edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 5–7 6–4.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-01-07SydneyR16hardJelena Jankovic6-1 2-6 6-3
2007-08-13TorontoSFhardJelena Jankovic5-7 6-3 6-2
2004-03-24MiamiR32hardTatiana Golovin6-7(4) 6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Jankovic J.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Golovin T.

Golovin T.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Jankovic J.

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
Jankovic J.Golovin T.
1st serve in·Even
62%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.7
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 98). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Jankovic J.Golovin T.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
59
49
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
74
Break points won·Dominant
91
66
Deciding sets·Even
55
56
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
50
61

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Vaidisova N.
Jankovic J.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Vaidisova N.
Castano C.
7-56-4
Jankovic J.
Golovin T.
6-45-76-4
Quarter-finals
Vaidisova N.
Bartoli M.
6-46-1
Castano C.
Granville L.
2-66-16-1
Golovin T.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-2
Jankovic J.
Dushevina V.
5-76-36-3
R16
Bartoli M.
Obata S.
6-26-3
Jankovic J.
Shaughnessy M.
7-626-2
Dushevina V.
Nakamura A.
6-37-65
Sugiyama A.
Muller M.
6-46-3
Granville L.
Pratt N.
6-26-1
Castano C.
Dulko G.
6-36-0
Vaidisova N.
Morigami A.
6-26-1
Golovin T.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-16-2
R32
Jankovic J.
Beltrame S.
6-36-1
Nakamura A.
Chang K.
6-36-1
Shaughnessy M.
Panova T.
6-17-64
Dushevina V.
Spears A.
6-46-2
Golovin T.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-25-76-1
Diaz Oliva M.
Washington M.
0-67-56-3
Pratt N.
Kim S.
6-22-66-4
Castano C.
Castellvi V.
6-16-3
Dulko G.
Hrdinova E.
6-46-3
Bartoli M.
Tanasugarn T.
6-06-1
Obata S.
Vento Kabchi M.
7-666-1
Morigami A.
Pin C.
6-43-66-2
Vaidisova N.
Laine E.
6-46-0
Muller M.
Arvidsson S.
4-66-16-2
Sugiyama A.
Craybas J.
5-76-36-1
Granville L.
Peer S.
3-67-56-4