Martina Hingis vs Sania MirzaDubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
45 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2006
hard
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Hingis M.
6-3 7-5
Mirza S.
Hingis M.
672
Mirza S.
35

Martina Hingis defeated Sania Mirza 6-3 7-5 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sania Mirza came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Martina Hingis narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-08-06Los AngelesR32hardSania Mirza6-2 2-6 6-4
2006-09-25SeoulR16hardSania Mirza4-6 6-0 6-4
2006-09-18KolkataSFhardMartina Hingis6-1 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Hingis M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

Mirza S.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Hingis M.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Even
1.6
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (83 vs 152). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
46
36
Break points saved·Clear edge
74
55
Break points won·Even
68
69
Deciding sets·Even
46
47
Tiebreaks·
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CMainly clear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 48%