Nadia Petrova vs Na Li — Doha Quarter-final

Doha · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Nadia Petrova
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2006
hard
CHN
Na Li
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWW
Petrova N.
6-4 6-4
Li N.
Petrova N.
662
Li N.
44–

Nadia Petrova defeated Na Li 6-4 6-4 in the Doha quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Nadia Petrova came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Nadia Petrova extended the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Nadia Petrova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

5–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-10-01BeijingR32hardNa Li6-1 6-2
2008-09-29StuttgartQFclayNadia Petrova6-2 6-3
2008-06-16EastbourneR16grassNadia Petrova6-2 6-7(5) 6-3
2006-05-08BerlinSFgrassNadia Petrova6-1 6-0
2005-08-15TorontoR16hardNadia Petrova6-2 3-0 RET
2005-01-03Gold CoastR16hardNadia Petrova7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Petrova N.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Li N.

Li N.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

Serve advantage — Li N.

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
Petrova N.Li N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
47%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.8
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Petrova N.Li N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
82
Break points saved·Even
85
89
Break points won·Clear edge
80
96
Deciding sets·Slight edge
75
83
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
62
75

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 40%

Draw

Final
Petrova N.
Mauresmo A.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Mauresmo A.
Hingis M.
6-26-2
Petrova N.
Sugiyama A.
6-17-62
Quarter-finals
Petrova N.
Li N.
6-46-4
Mauresmo A.
Vinci R.
6-46-0
Sugiyama A.
Schruff J.
6-36-2
Hingis M.
Kuznetsova S.
7-676-2
R16
Schruff J.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-3
Sugiyama A.
Myskina A.
7-626-766-4
Vinci R.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-26-3
Hingis M.
Schiavone F.
6-16-2
Mauresmo A.
Bartoli M.
6-06-2
Kuznetsova S.
Kirilenko M.
4-66-36-2
Li N.
Hantuchova D.
4-67-656-1
Petrova N.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-2
R32
Bartoli M.
Uberoi N.
6-07-65
Vinci R.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Zheng J.
6-06-1
Hingis M.
Washington M.
6-16-2
Vento Kabchi M.
Uberoi S.
6-06-1
Li N.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-4
Schruff J.
Jankovic J.
6-27-5
Bondarenko A.
Dushevina V.
7-616-1
Daniilidou E.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-46-3
Hantuchova D.
Peschke K.
7-645-76-1
Sugiyama A.
Sfar S.
6-36-3
Kirilenko M.
Li T.
6-26-4