Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Dinara Safina — Sydney Round of 16
Sydney · WTA · Round of 16
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 9 January 2006
hard
Kuznetsova S.6-3
Safina D.
Kuznetsova S.
61
Safina D.
3–
Svetlana Kuznetsova advanced when Dinara Safina retired 6-3 in the Sydney round of 16. Svetlana Kuznetsova narrowed the head-to-head to 7–5.
Head to head
4–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-05-25 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2009-05-04 | Rome | F | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2009-04-27 | Stuttgart | F | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2008-10-06 | Moscow | QF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2008-09-15 | Tokyo | F | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2008-07-28 | Montreal | QF | hard | Dinara Safina | 2-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | SF | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2007-05-14 | Rome | QF | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7-6(5) 6-0 |
| 2006-05-15 | Rome | SF | clay | Dinara Safina | 3-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 2003-02-10 | Doha | R16 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-4 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
5.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
79
72
Break points saved·Even
81
79
Break points won·Slight edge
89
84
Deciding sets·Slight edge
85
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Vaidisova N.
Hantuchova D.
6-33-1
Schiavone F.
Clijsters K.
W/O
Henin J.
Petrova N.
W/O
Kuznetsova S.
Ivanovic A.
7-636-3
R16
Kuznetsova S.
Safina D.
6-3
Clijsters K.
Li N.
6-36-1
Vaidisova N.
Fedak Y.
6-36-3
Ivanovic A.
Mauresmo A.
6-37-5
Hantuchova D.
Schnyder P.
3-66-36-4
Petrova N.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-2
Henin J.
Dushevina V.
6-26-2
Schiavone F.
Yan Z.
3-67-656-1
R32
Kirilenko M.
Dulko G.
6-43-0
Ivanovic A.
Peng S.
6-26-4
Safina D.
Groenefeld A.
6-26-1
Dushevina V.
Zvonareva V.
6-43-66-1
Li N.
Pennetta F.
6-46-1
Vaidisova N.
Stosur S.
6-44-66-1
Yan Z.
Chakvetadze A.
6-36-3
Schiavone F.
Sugiyama A.
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Asagoe S.
6-15-77-5
Hantuchova D.
Mirza S.
6-42-66-2
Fedak Y.
Likhovtseva E.
6-43-66-3
Henin J.
Hingis M.
6-36-3