Roberta Vinci vs Elena Likhovtseva — Doha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
ITA
Roberta Vinci
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2006
hard
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
Vinci R.
6-4 6-4
Likhovtseva E.
Vinci R.
662
Likhovtseva E.
44–

Roberta Vinci defeated Elena Likhovtseva 6-4 6-4 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Likhovtseva came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Roberta Vinci had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Roberta Vinci claimed a first win over Elena Likhovtseva in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-03-01DohaR32hardElena Likhovtseva6-3 6-2
2002-06-24WimbledonR128grassElena Likhovtseva6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Vinci R.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Likhovtseva E.

Likhovtseva E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

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
Vinci R.Likhovtseva E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
1.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 52). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vinci R.Likhovtseva E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
48
Break points saved·Even
64
67
Break points won·Slight edge
72
61
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
63
Tiebreaks·
63
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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