Iveta Benesova vs Mara Santangelo — Hobart Semi-final
Hobart · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2006
hard
Benesova I.4-6 7-5 6-1
Santangelo M.
Benesova I.
4762
Santangelo M.
6511
Iveta Benesova defeated Mara Santangelo 4-6 7-5 6-1 in the Hobart semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Iveta Benesova came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's semi-final. Iveta Benesova extended the head-to-head to 4–0.
Key context
- Match story: Iveta Benesova dropped the opening set before beating Mara Santangelo 4–6 7–5 6–1.
Head to head
3–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-15 | 's-Hertogenbosch | R32 | grass | Iveta Benesova | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2009-01-12 | Hobart | R16 | hard | Iveta Benesova | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2006-10-09 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Iveta Benesova | 3-6 6-3 7-5 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Santangelo 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·Slight edge
55%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
51%
57%
Return points won·Even
38%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
45%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.4
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
4.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (5 vs 90). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 44%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Benesova I.
Frazier A.
7-637-64
Kostanic Tosic J.
Granville L.
5-76-46-4
Krajicek M.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-3
Santangelo M.
Craybas J.
4-66-46-4
R16
Frazier A.
Brandi K.
7-636-3
Santangelo M.
Kremer A.
7-56-1
Granville L.
Jackson J.
2-67-56-3
Bondarenko A.
Dellacqua C.
7-626-4
Craybas J.
Beltrame S.
4-66-26-2
Kostanic Tosic J.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-35-76-4
Benesova I.
Washington M.
6-23-66-2
Krajicek M.
Foretz Gacon S.
3-66-36-2
R32
Bondarenko A.
Linetskaya E.
6-13-66-2
Kremer A.
Koukalova K.
6-42-66-2
Foretz Gacon S.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-11-67-5
Benesova I.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-32-66-4
Craybas J.
Pratt N.
7-57-5
Dellacqua C.
Wozniak A.
6-42-66-4
Granville L.
Smashnova A.
6-26-3
Santangelo M.
Puchkova O.
7-57-5
Jackson J.
Pous Tio L.
6-42-66-4
Kostanic Tosic J.
Sucha M.
6-46-0
Beltrame S.
Wheeler C.
6-26-4
Krajicek M.
Ani M.
6-46-4
Washington M.
Loit E.
6-36-3
Brandi K.
Parra Santonja A.
6-26-2
Llagostera Vives N.
Vesnina E.
6-06-3
Frazier A.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-726-36-0