Mary Pierce vs Elena Likhovtseva — Moscow Quarter-final
Moscow · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2005
hard
Pierce M.7-5 4-6 7-6
Likhovtseva E.
Pierce M.
74782
Likhovtseva E.
56661
Mary Pierce defeated Elena Likhovtseva 7-5 4-6 7-6 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Mary Pierce came in leading the head-to-head 6–3, defending last year's round of 32. Mary Pierce extended the head-to-head to 7–3.
Key context
- Match story: Mary Pierce edged Elena Likhovtseva in three tight sets (7–5 4–6 7–6).
Head to head
6–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-05-23 | Roland Garros | SF | clay | Mary Pierce | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2005-05-02 | Berlin | R32 | grass | Mary Pierce | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2004-10-04 | Filderstadt | R16 | hard | Elena Likhovtseva | 0-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2004-05-03 | Berlin | R64 | grass | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-7(3) 7-5 7-6(3) |
| 2000-04-10 | Amelia Island | QF | clay | Elena Likhovtseva | 2-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2000-03-10 | Indian Wells | R16 | hard | Mary Pierce | 6-3 5-7 7-5 |
| 1998-10-26 | Luxembourg | SF | hard | Mary Pierce | 6-1 7-5 |
| 1998-04-06 | Amelia Island | R16 | clay | Mary Pierce | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1997-01-13 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Mary Pierce | 3-6 6-2 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Pierce M.
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 season1st serve in·Even
68%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (43 vs 70). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Schiavone F.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-1
Pierce M.
Likhovtseva E.
7-54-67-66
Safina D.
Sharapova M.
1-66-47-5
Dementieva E.
Myskina A.
6-26-3
R16
Dementieva E.
Karatantcheva S.
6-06-1
Sharapova M.
Groenefeld A.
1-62-4
Kuznetsova S.
Zvonareva V.
3-67-56-2
Myskina A.
Peschke K.
6-04-66-3
Pierce M.
Pennetta F.
4-66-26-3
Likhovtseva E.
Schnyder P.
1-66-46-3
Safina D.
Stosur S.
4-67-656-4
Schiavone F.
Mauresmo A.
6-16-1
R32
Kuznetsova S.
Gagliardi E.
6-06-4
Zvonareva V.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-3
Schiavone F.
Benesova I.
6-36-2
Likhovtseva E.
Dushevina V.
3-66-27-5
Groenefeld A.
Razzano V.
3-67-56-1
Safina D.
Farina Elia S.
6-17-5
Stosur S.
Molik A.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Dechy N.
6-37-5
Schnyder P.
Chakvetadze A.
2-66-27-5
Myskina A.
Maleeva M.
2-66-46-2
Peschke K.
Linetskaya E.
6-26-2
Karatantcheva S.
Jankovic J.
6-26-1