Kim Clijsters vs Maria Kirilenko | Kim Clijsters Wins 6-1 6-4

BEL vs RUSRound RobinClaySat 22 AprFinal

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Kim Clijsters defeated Maria Kirilenko 6-1 6-4 in the BEL vs RUS round robin on clay. The result followed the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kim Clijsters extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Match story: Kim Clijsters dropped just 5 games past Maria Kirilenko.

How the match was decided

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Clijsters K. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

11 shared · last 12 months

Clijsters K. and Kirilenko M. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Clijsters K. went 13–3 (81%) against them, Kirilenko M. 5–8 (38%). Clijsters K. came out clearly better against 5 of 8 comparable opponents, Kirilenko M. against 0 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).

13–381%Clijsters K. · better vs 5Record vs common opponents5–838%Kirilenko M. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

29–10Sets14–16

213–142Games122–138

1–1Tiebreaks0–2

4–3Deciding sets0–4

vs Williams V.#599W4-6 7-5 6-1US Open · hardL1-6 3-6US Open · hard
vs Safina D.W7-5 6-2Berlin · grassL4-6 6-7s Hertogenbosch · grass
vs Zuluaga F.W7-5 6-0US Open · hardW6-3 6-1Berlin · grass

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vs Sharapova M.W6-2 6-7 6-3US Open · hardW6-4 2-1Beijing · hard
vs Hantuchova D.W6-3 6-1Stanford · hardL6-7 1-6San Diego · hard
vs Fedak Y.W6-1 6-0Berlin · grassW6-3 6-2Birmingham · grass
vs Groenefeld A.W6-2 6-4Luxembourg · hardW6-3 6-4Beijing · hard
vs Hingis M.W6-3 2-6 6-4Australian Open · hardL2-6 1-6Tokyo · hard
vs Kuznetsova S.Hard to compareW6-4 3-6 6-4Eastbourne · grassL6-4 3-6 2-6Doha · hard
vs Davenport L.Hard to compareL3-6 7-6 3-6Wimbledon · grassL4-6 6-4 2-6Australian Open · hard
vs Dulko G.Hard to compareW6-4 6-1BEL vs ARG · hardW6-4 3-0Sydney · hard

Head-to-head

2 meetings · Clijsters K. leads 2–0

Clijsters K.April 2006BEL vs RUSThis matchClay6-1 6-4
Clijsters K.April 2005WarsawClay6-2 6-1

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Clijsters K.Kirilenko M.2 081ELO1 8841 816Clay ELO1 6933–7Last 104–622Age19175 cmHeight173 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Kim Clijsters beat Maria Kirilenko 6-1 6-4. Umpiry, "Kim Clijsters vs Maria Kirilenko — BEL vs RUS Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2006-04-22/clijsters-vs-kirilenko-bel-vs-rus-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 22 April 2006).