Sania Mirza vs Flavia Pennetta — Paris Round of 32

Paris · WTA · Round of 32
IND
Sania Mirza
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 February 2006
carpet
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
Mirza S.
6-2 7-6
Pennetta F.
Mirza S.
6772
Pennetta F.
265–

Sania Mirza defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-2 7-6 in the Paris round of 32 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 32. Sania Mirza narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Sania Mirza closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-31US OpenR64hardFlavia Pennetta6-0 6-0
2009-03-09Indian WellsR64hardFlavia Pennetta6-3 6-4
2008-06-16's-HertogenboschR32grassSania Mirza6-4 6-3
2008-01-07HobartQFhardFlavia Pennetta7-5 1-6 6-3
2007-10-01Japan OpenQFhardFlavia Pennetta6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Mirza S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

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
Mirza S.Pennetta F.
1st serve in·Even
57%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (152 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mirza S.Pennetta F.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
71
Break points saved·Dominant
55
83
Break points won·Clear edge
69
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
47
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
52
78

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Mauresmo A.
Pierce M.
6-17-62
Semi-finals
Mauresmo A.
Golovin T.
6-757-56-2
Pierce M.
Schnyder P.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Pierce M.
Loit E.
7-667-64
Schnyder P.
Dementieva E.
6-36-3
Golovin T.
Petrova N.
3-67-676-3
Mauresmo A.
Safina D.
6-26-2
R16
Safina D.
Razzano V.
6-46-3
Pierce M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-4
Petrova N.
Smashnova A.
6-46-1
Loit E.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-06-3
Golovin T.
Mirza S.
6-46-2
Schnyder P.
Pironkova T.
6-26-4
Dementieva E.
Dechy N.
7-636-4
Mauresmo A.
Dushevina V.
6-26-2
R32
Mirza S.
Pennetta F.
6-27-65
Golovin T.
Domachowska M.
6-07-5
Smashnova A.
Beltrame S.
6-16-2
Dushevina V.
Lisjak I.
7-646-0
Safina D.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Garbin T.
6-31-67-5
Razzano V.
Peschke K.
6-16-1
Foretz Gacon S.
Groenefeld A.
6-11-66-0
Loit E.
Vinci R.
6-26-1
Pironkova T.
Safarova L.
6-22-66-0
Dechy N.
Bartoli M.
6-06-2
Dementieva E.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-2