Elena Dementieva vs Nicole Vaidisova — Tokyo Quarter-final

Tokyo · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 January 2006
hard
CZE
Nicole Vaidisova
37 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
Dementieva E.
3-6 6-1 6-2
Vaidisova N.
Dementieva E.
3662
Vaidisova N.
6121

Elena Dementieva defeated Nicole Vaidisova 3-6 6-1 6-2 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicole Vaidisova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Elena Dementieva had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Elena Dementieva claimed a first win over Nicole Vaidisova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-01-15Australian OpenR16hardNicole Vaidisova6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Dementieva E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Vaidisova N.

Vaidisova N.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Dementieva E.

Serve advantage — Dementieva E.

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
Dementieva E.Vaidisova N.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.7
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 142). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dementieva E.Vaidisova N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
80
49
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
73
Break points won·Dominant
92
62
Deciding sets·Clear edge
88
65
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
68
52

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
Weather
10°CMainly clear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 66%

Draw

Final
Dementieva E.
Hingis M.
6-26-0
Semi-finals
Dementieva E.
Myskina A.
6-43-66-4
Hingis M.
Sharapova M.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Myskina A.
Likhovtseva E.
4-66-26-3
Dementieva E.
Vaidisova N.
3-66-16-2
Sharapova M.
Stosur S.
6-16-4
Hingis M.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-1
R16
Stosur S.
Hantuchova D.
7-656-2
Sharapova M.
Raymond L.
6-46-4
Vaidisova N.
Obata S.
6-46-4
Myskina A.
Koukalova K.
6-46-4
Hingis M.
Dechy N.
4-67-56-2
Kirilenko M.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-4
Dementieva E.
Srebotnik K.
2-66-17-5
Likhovtseva E.
Bartoli M.
6-27-5
R32
Vaidisova N.
Fujiwara R.
6-36-1
Koukalova K.
Zheng J.
7-57-62
Bartoli M.
Golovin T.
6-36-0
Likhovtseva E.
Asagoe S.
6-36-2
Ivanovic A.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-0
Kirilenko M.
Santangelo M.
6-46-1
Hingis M.
Cho Y.
6-06-0
Hantuchova D.
Jankovic J.
2-66-46-4
Stosur S.
Nakamura A.
6-16-3
Raymond L.
Tu M.
6-16-3
Obata S.
Peschke K.
6-26-1
Srebotnik K.
Craybas J.
7-686-3