Sania Mirza vs Alona Bondarenko — Birmingham Round of 64

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 64
IND
Sania Mirza
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 June 2006
grass
UKR
Alona Bondarenko
41 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mirza S.
6-2 3-6 6-3
Bondarenko A.
Mirza S.
6362
Bondarenko A.
2631

Sania Mirza defeated Alona Bondarenko 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the Birmingham round of 64 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Alona Bondarenko came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Sania Mirza narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Sania Mirza closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-04-06Ponte Vedra BeachR32clayAlona Bondarenko6-4 6-3
2007-08-20New HavenR16hardAlona Bondarenko6-3 0-6 6-3
2005-02-07HyderabadFhardSania Mirza6-4 5-7 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Mirza S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Bondarenko A.

Bondarenko A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

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
Mirza S.Bondarenko A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
57%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (152 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mirza S.Bondarenko A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
36
51
Break points saved·Slight edge
55
60
Break points won·Slight edge
69
77
Deciding sets·Dominant
47
72
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
52
46

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Zvonareva V.
Jackson J.
7-6127-65
Semi-finals
Jackson J.
Sharapova M.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Tu M.
5-76-46-3
Quarter-finals
Tu M.
Bartoli M.
6-46-4
Jackson J.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Santangelo M.
6-26-2
Zvonareva V.
Schiavone F.
6-43-66-1
R16
Zvonareva V.
Chakvetadze A.
6-46-3
Schiavone F.
Pironkova T.
3-66-36-1
Sharapova M.
Li N.
6-26-4
Santangelo M.
Sugiyama A.
7-646-4
Likhovtseva E.
Raymond L.
7-56-4
Jackson J.
Jankovic J.
6-40-67-5
Bartoli M.
Morita A.
6-45-76-2
Tu M.
Mirza S.
2-66-47-63
R32
Jankovic J.
Peng S.
6-26-1
Mirza S.
Perry S.
7-56-776-3
Tu M.
Osterloh L.
6-07-66
Raymond L.
Stosur S.
4-66-17-60
Likhovtseva E.
Puchkova O.
6-26-2
Sugiyama A.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-3
Santangelo M.
Vesnina E.
6-36-3
Li N.
Daniilidou E.
7-676-3
Chakvetadze A.
Gagliardi E.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Sucha M.
6-16-2
Sharapova M.
Rolle A.
6-46-2
Pironkova T.
Yan Z.
7-57-5
Schiavone F.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-04-66-1
Morita A.
Arvidsson S.
6-46-3
Bartoli M.
Mattek Sands B.
4-66-46-4
Jackson J.
Borwell S.
6-27-65
R64
Jackson J.
Koukalova K.
6-46-1
Sucha M.
Castano C.
6-36-1
Mirza S.
Bondarenko A.
6-23-66-3
Arvidsson S.
Czink M.
7-654-66-3
Morita A.
Obrien K.
6-42-66-1
Mattek Sands B.
Schruff J.
6-46-766-1
Peng S.
Pratt N.
2-67-56-4
Borwell S.
South M.
7-633-66-3
Stosur S.
Rodionova A.
6-23-66-4
Raymond L.
Morigami A.
7-56-3
Puchkova O.
Kutuzova V.
2-66-26-3
Gajdosova J.
Yuan M.
6-36-4
Vesnina E.
Razzano V.
6-33-66-0
Santangelo M.
Laine E.
6-16-2
Li N.
Washington M.
6-36-3
Daniilidou E.
Keothavong A.
6-36-0
Rolle A.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-27-63
Zvonareva V.
Kremer A.
6-06-1
Yan Z.
Granville L.
6-46-4
Pironkova T.
Sfar S.
6-47-5
Vento Kabchi M.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-27-5
Gagliardi E.
Nakamura A.
6-36-3
Tu M.
Brandi K.
6-37-66
Perry S.
Craybas J.
6-36-3