Dinara Safina vs Eleni Daniilidou — 's-Hertogenbosch Semi-final

's-Hertogenbosch · WTA · Semi-final
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 June 2006
grass
GRE
Eleni Daniilidou
43 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
Safina D.
6-3 3-6 6-4
Daniilidou E.
Safina D.
6362
Daniilidou E.
3641

Dinara Safina defeated Eleni Daniilidou 6-3 3-6 6-4 in the 's-Hertogenbosch semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Eleni Daniilidou came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-08-20New HavenQFhardEleni Daniilidou1-6 7-6(8) 6-2
2007-04-09CharlestonR32clayDinara Safina6-3 6-4
2006-03-20MiamiR64hardEleni Daniilidou6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Daniilidou E.

Daniilidou E.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Serve advantage — Safina D.

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.Daniilidou E.
1st serve in·Even
64%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
39%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
53%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
50%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.0
Double faults / match·Even
5.7
5.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Daniilidou E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
30
Break points saved·Dominant
79
42
Break points won·Dominant
84
52
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
52
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
68

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

Draw

Final
Krajicek M.
Safina D.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Krajicek M.
Dementieva E.
1-67-656-4
Safina D.
Daniilidou E.
6-33-66-4
Quarter-finals
Daniilidou E.
Suarez P.
6-20-0
Krajicek M.
Jankovic J.
6-6
Safina D.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-36-4
Dementieva E.
Ivanovic A.
7-666-4
R16
Safina D.
Camerin M.
4-66-26-1
Daniilidou E.
Dulko G.
6-36-3
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko A.
6-41-67-65
Ivanovic A.
Benesova I.
6-37-5
Dementieva E.
Vesnina E.
6-14-66-4
Krajicek M.
Koukalova K.
6-736-46-3
Suarez P.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-26-0
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Domachowska M.
7-646-736-3
R32
Bondarenko A.
Li N.
1-1
Dulko G.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-17-63
Daniilidou E.
Zheng J.
6-46-1
Kostanic Tosic J.
Takao E.
6-36-3
Suarez P.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-3
Domachowska M.
Medina Garrigues A.
3-66-36-1
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Granville L.
7-56-3
Camerin M.
Ani M.
7-50-66-0
Koukalova K.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-46-3
Krajicek M.
Pennetta F.
7-56-3
Ivanovic A.
Molik A.
6-13-66-2
Benesova I.
Mirza S.
7-672-66-4
Vesnina E.
Schruff J.
6-26-3
Jankovic J.
Boonstra M.
6-36-0