Kim Clijsters vs Nicole Vaidisova — Stanford Semi-final

Stanford · WTA · Semi-final
BEL
Kim Clijsters
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 July 2006
hard
CZE
Nicole Vaidisova
37 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
Clijsters K.
7-5 6-2
Vaidisova N.
Clijsters K.
762
Vaidisova N.
52–

Kim Clijsters defeated Nicole Vaidisova 7-5 6-2 in the Stanford semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending the title. Kim Clijsters extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Kim Clijsters closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-07-31San DiegoSFhardKim Clijsters6-2 7-6(0)

Serve vs return

This season
Clijsters K.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Vaidisova N.

Vaidisova N.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

Serve advantage — Clijsters K.

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
Clijsters K.Vaidisova N.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
5.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (157 vs 143). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clijsters K.Vaidisova N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
49
Break points saved·Clear edge
87
73
Break points won·Clear edge
82
62
Deciding sets·Slight edge
75
65
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
66
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Schnyder P.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Schnyder P.
Golovin T.
7-646-1
Clijsters K.
Vaidisova N.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Golovin T.
Groenefeld A.
6-47-65
Clijsters K.
Zvonareva V.
6-23-66-1
Vaidisova N.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Schnyder P.
Craybas J.
6-47-5
R16
Groenefeld A.
Bardina V.
6-37-5
Schnyder P.
Morigami A.
6-16-4
Craybas J.
Perry S.
6-33-67-62
Golovin T.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-3
Stosur S.
Peer S.
7-56-3
Vaidisova N.
Bammer S.
6-16-4
Zvonareva V.
Dechy N.
7-656-0
Clijsters K.
Jankovic J.
5-76-26-2
R32
Sugiyama A.
Peschke K.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.
Osterloh L.
7-56-3
Dechy N.
Camerin M.
0-67-666-3
Golovin T.
Bondarenko A.
7-56-2
Bammer S.
Bartoli M.
6-35-76-4
Zvonareva V.
Srebotnik K.
6-46-3
Peer S.
Liu A.
4-66-16-0
Morigami A.
Dulko G.
6-06-3
Craybas J.
Rubin C.
6-26-3
Perry S.
Hantuchova D.
6-20-66-3
Bardina V.
Mirza S.
6-36-2
Stosur S.
Savchuk O.
6-16-3