Tatiana Golovin vs Sania Mirza — Japan Open Semi-final

Japan Open · WTA · Semi-final
FRA
Tatiana Golovin
38 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2005
hard
IND
Sania Mirza
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Golovin T.
6-2 6-4
Mirza S.
Golovin T.
662
Mirza S.
24–

Tatiana Golovin defeated Sania Mirza 6-2 6-4 in the Japan Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Tatiana Golovin came in defending last year's round of 16. Tatiana Golovin extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-07-23StanfordR16hardSania Mirza6-4 6-1
2006-02-06ParisR16carpetTatiana Golovin6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Golovin T.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

Mirza S.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Golovin T.

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
Golovin T.Mirza S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (98 vs 164). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Golovin T.Mirza S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
49
36
Break points saved·Clear edge
74
55
Break points won·Even
66
69
Deciding sets·Slight edge
56
47
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
61
52

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

Draw

Final
Vaidisova N.
Golovin T.
7-643-2
Semi-finals
Vaidisova N.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-2
Golovin T.
Mirza S.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Kirilenko M.
Craybas J.
6-24-66-2
Golovin T.
Sugiyama A.
3-66-26-2
Mirza S.
Zvonareva V.
5-76-26-4
Vaidisova N.
Arvidsson S.
2-66-36-2
R16
Kirilenko M.
Nagyova H.
6-46-2
Sugiyama A.
Pin C.
3-66-36-4
Golovin T.
Obata S.
6-16-4
Mirza S.
Nakamura A.
6-16-4
Zvonareva V.
Peer S.
6-37-5
Vaidisova N.
Fujiwara R.
6-46-2
Arvidsson S.
Asagoe S.
2-66-36-4
Craybas J.
Dulko G.
6-36-3
R32
Sugiyama A.
Jidkova A.
6-17-65
Obata S.
Sucha M.
6-16-0
Golovin T.
Spears A.
6-46-2
Fujiwara R.
Bammer S.
0-67-5
Arvidsson S.
Beltrame S.
1-66-36-0
Zvonareva V.
Castano C.
6-27-64
Peer S.
Bartoli M.
6-46-4
Nakamura A.
Washington M.
6-766-16-1
Mirza S.
Castellvi V.
6-16-3
Vaidisova N.
Morigami A.
4-66-16-1
Asagoe S.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-36-3
Kirilenko M.
Morita A.
6-46-4
Nagyova H.
Garbin T.
6-776-16-2
Craybas J.
Jackson J.
0-66-16-1
Dulko G.
Hsieh S.
2-67-56-2
Pin C.
Granville L.
5-76-16-4