Dinara Safina vs Julia Vakulenko — Charleston Round of 16

Charleston · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 April 2006
clay
UKR
Julia Vakulenko
43 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
Safina D.
6-7 6-2 6-2
Vakulenko J.
Safina D.
66662
Vakulenko J.
78221

Dinara Safina defeated Julia Vakulenko 6-7 6-2 6-2 in the Charleston round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Julia Vakulenko came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Dinara Safina had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on clay. Dinara Safina claimed a first win over Julia Vakulenko in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-05-07BerlinQFgrassJulia Vakulenko6-3 5-7 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Vakulenko J.

Vakulenko J.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Safina D.

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
Safina D.Vakulenko J.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
42%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 56). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
17°CClear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 43%

Draw

Final
Petrova N.
Schnyder P.
6-34-66-1
Semi-finals
Schnyder P.
Henin J.
2-66-36-2
Petrova N.
Groenefeld A.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Henin J.
Safina D.
6-46-1
Petrova N.
Castano C.
6-26-0
Schnyder P.
Dechy N.
6-06-3
Groenefeld A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-37-64
R16
Castano C.
Bartoli M.
5-4
Kuznetsova S.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-26-1
Groenefeld A.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-636-3
Dechy N.
Srebotnik K.
6-26-3
Henin J.
Sprem K.
6-46-4
Petrova N.
Safarova L.
6-16-3
Schnyder P.
Santangelo M.
3-67-626-3
Safina D.
Vakulenko J.
6-766-26-2
R32
Vakulenko J.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-16-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Uberoi N.
6-36-4
Dominguez Lino L.
Brandi K.
6-46-4
Bartoli M.
Fedak Y.
6-46-3
Sprem K.
Jackson J.
2-66-36-2
Santangelo M.
Craybas J.
6-47-65
Groenefeld A.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-16-4
Kuznetsova S.
Shaughnessy M.
6-06-1
Safina D.
Zvonareva V.
7-57-5
Srebotnik K.
Sucha M.
6-36-1
Dechy N.
Tatishvili A.
7-56-4
Castano C.
Vaidisova N.
7-56-2
Schnyder P.
Tu M.
6-47-5
Henin J.
Bammer S.
6-26-3
Safarova L.
Schruff J.
6-46-0
Petrova N.
Bondarenko A.
6-10-66-2
R64
Castano C.
Harkleroad A.
6-26-0
Schruff J.
Asagoe S.
5-76-26-4
Bartoli M.
Peng S.
6-16-4
Brandi K.
Arvidsson S.
7-56-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Perry S.
6-07-5
Safarova L.
Stosur S.
5-76-16-4
Fedak Y.
Martinez Granados C.
7-56-3
Sprem K.
Bondarenko K.
7-56-4
Uberoi N.
Raymond L.
6-33-66-1
Jackson J.
Peschke K.
6-46-3
Vakulenko J.
Jankovic J.
7-657-5
Serra Zanetti A.
Vento Kabchi M.
4-67-56-4
Zvonareva V.
Vesnina E.
6-45-76-2
Bammer S.
Benesova I.
6-46-1
Bondarenko A.
Bychkova E.
6-17-5
Tu M.
Frazier A.
6-36-4
Shaughnessy M.
Henke V.
6-36-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Kutuzova V.
6-37-5
Craybas J.
Camerin M.
6-46-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Diaz Oliva M.
3-67-56-2
Santangelo M.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-26-4
Srebotnik K.
Razzano V.
6-36-3
Tatishvili A.
Pous Tio L.
3-66-37-5
Sucha M.
Granville L.
6-46-1