Dinara Safina vs Kim Clijsters — Rome Round of 16
Rome · WTA · Round of 16
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 May 2006
clay
Safina D.6-4 7-6
Clijsters K.
Safina D.
6772
Clijsters K.
462–
Dinara Safina defeated Kim Clijsters 6-4 7-6 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 8–1. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 8–2.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina edged Kim Clijsters in two tight sets (6–4 7–6).
Head to head
1–8| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-17 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-0 6-0 |
| 2010-08-09 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2009-08-10 | Cincinnati | QF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2006-02-13 | Antwerp | QF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 7-6(1) 6-4 |
| 2005-10-24 | Hasselt | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-0 6-1 |
| 2005-08-08 | Los Angeles | R16 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-0 7-5 |
| 2005-05-02 | Berlin | R32 | grass | Kim Clijsters | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2004-02-09 | Paris | SF | carpet | Kim Clijsters | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2004-01-19 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-2 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
47%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
4.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 156). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
72
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
87
Break points won·Even
84
82
Deciding sets·Even
79
75
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
66
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
22°CPartly cloudy
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 56%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Jankovic J.
5-76-46-1
Kuznetsova S.
Oprandi R.
6-45-77-65
Hingis M.
Pennetta F.
6-36-1
Safina D.
Dementieva E.
6-16-1
R16
Hingis M.
Schiavone F.
6-07-5
Pennetta F.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-33-66-4
Jankovic J.
Srebotnik K.
7-676-1
Williams V.
Schnyder P.
7-623-66-1
Kuznetsova S.
Myskina A.
6-16-4
Oprandi R.
Zvonareva V.
6-06-1
Dementieva E.
Groenefeld A.
7-613-66-1
Safina D.
Clijsters K.
6-47-62
R32
Dementieva E.
Peng S.
W/O
Srebotnik K.
Bychkova E.
3-66-36-2
Clijsters K.
Morigami A.
4-66-16-3
Safina D.
Camerin M.
6-46-4
Groenefeld A.
Nakamura A.
6-46-3
Zvonareva V.
Dechy N.
6-26-2
Oprandi R.
Stosur S.
6-26-2
Myskina A.
Vinci R.
6-01-66-4
Kuznetsova S.
Smashnova A.
6-16-3
Schnyder P.
Dushevina V.
7-686-2
Williams V.
Safarova L.
6-16-4
Jankovic J.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-34-66-2
Schiavone F.
Santangelo M.
6-46-0
Hingis M.
Vaidisova N.
7-56-3
Pennetta F.
Castano C.
6-36-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Sugiyama A.
6-24-66-4
R64
Peng S.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-33-0
Camerin M.
Vierin N.
7-54-1
Morigami A.
Chakvetadze A.
4-66-24-2
Myskina A.
Azarenka V.
6-33-67-66
Zvonareva V.
Peer S.
1-66-26-0
Oprandi R.
Brandi K.
6-05-76-3
Stosur S.
Hantuchova D.
6-21-66-3
Vinci R.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-1
Smashnova A.
Ani M.
4-66-06-4
Dushevina V.
Koukalova K.
6-26-1
Vaidisova N.
Laine E.
5-76-16-3
Castano C.
Dulko G.
6-37-60
Pennetta F.
Bondarenko K.
6-22-66-4
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Garbin T.
6-46-4
Jankovic J.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-3
Groenefeld A.
Razzano V.
6-24-66-4
Santangelo M.
Kirilenko M.
3-66-37-5
Medina Garrigues A.
Craybas J.
7-56-4
Safarova L.
Peschke K.
7-616-4
Safina D.
Pous Tio L.
6-46-2
Hingis M.
Errani S.
6-06-1
Williams V.
Ondraskova Z.
6-36-2
Nakamura A.
Domachowska M.
7-656-3
Srebotnik K.
Molik A.
6-26-0