Flavia Pennetta vs Martina Hingis — Gold Coast Semi-final

Gold Coast · WTA · Semi-final
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2006
hard
SUI
Martina Hingis
45 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
Pennetta F.
1-6 7-6 6-2
Hingis M.
Pennetta F.
17762
Hingis M.
66221

Flavia Pennetta defeated Martina Hingis 1-6 7-6 6-2 in the Gold Coast semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Martina Hingis came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Flavia Pennetta claimed a first win over Martina Hingis in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-07-31San DiegoR16hardMartina Hingis6-2 3-6 6-1
2006-05-15RomeQFclayMartina Hingis6-3 6-1
2006-05-08BerlinR64grassMartina Hingis7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Hingis M.

Hingis M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

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
Pennetta F.Hingis M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 84). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pennetta F.Hingis M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
74
Break points won·Clear edge
89
68
Deciding sets·Clear edge
69
46
Tiebreaks·
78
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Safarova L.
Pennetta F.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Pennetta F.
Hingis M.
1-67-626-2
Safarova L.
Safina D.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-3
Hingis M.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-24-66-0
Pennetta F.
Golovin T.
6-25-76-3
Safarova L.
Schnyder P.
6-46-3
R16
Schnyder P.
Haynes A.
6-36-0
Safarova L.
Gajdosova J.
4-67-56-4
Llagostera Vives N.
Schiavone F.
6-36-1
Hingis M.
Koukalova K.
6-36-2
Safina D.
Benesova I.
6-06-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Nakamura A.
6-46-4
Golovin T.
Bammer S.
6-16-3
Pennetta F.
Li N.
6-26-2
R32
Li N.
Vinci R.
6-46-0
Hingis M.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-26-1
Schiavone F.
Yuan M.
6-26-3
Haynes A.
Sprem K.
2-66-07-5
Gajdosova J.
Garbin T.
5-76-46-2
Safarova L.
Sugiyama A.
6-16-2
Safina D.
Linetskaya E.
7-606-0
Benesova I.
Ferguson S.
7-56-2
Nakamura A.
Serra Zanetti A.
2-66-46-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Rolle A.
6-36-3
Golovin T.
Pratt N.
7-56-2
Bammer S.
Bohmova K.
6-36-1
Pennetta F.
Bychkova E.
6-26-4
Schnyder P.
Razzano V.
6-37-62
Koukalova K.
Shaughnessy M.
6-46-4
Llagostera Vives N.
Sun T.
2-66-26-4