Tsvetana Pironkova vs Catalina Castano — Stockholm Round of 16

Stockholm · WTA · Round of 16
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 August 2006
hard
COL
Catalina Castano
47 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWLL
Pironkova T.
6-4 6-2
Castano C.
Pironkova T.
662
Castano C.
42–

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Catalina Castano 6-4 6-2 in the Stockholm round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Catalina Castano came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Castano C.

Castano C.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

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
Pironkova T.Castano C.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.2
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 71). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pironkova T.Castano C.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
20
28
Break points saved·Slight edge
46
56
Break points won·Clear edge
78
55
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
40
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
61
50

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

Draw

Final
Zheng J.
Myskina A.
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Zheng J.
Pironkova T.
6-27-65
Myskina A.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Arvidsson S.
Birnerova E.
4-66-32-0
Pironkova T.
Li N.
6-27-67
Zheng J.
Wozniacki C.
6-36-1
Myskina A.
Sucha M.
6-46-4
R16
Sucha M.
Gagliardi E.
4-67-54-0
Li N.
Beygelzimer Y.
6-46-0
Wozniacki C.
Daniilidou E.
7-57-5
Birnerova E.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-3
Arvidsson S.
Larsson J.
6-21-66-4
Myskina A.
Radwanska U.
7-636-3
Pironkova T.
Castano C.
6-46-2
Zheng J.
Kanepi K.
6-46-4
R32
Myskina A.
Molik A.
7-656-3
Beygelzimer Y.
Muller M.
6-36-4
Pironkova T.
Vierin N.
7-56-3
Castano C.
Fedak Y.
7-636-3
Zheng J.
Yan Z.
7-56-0
Kanepi K.
Cirstea S.
6-16-4
Daniilidou E.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-25-76-4
Wozniacki C.
Benesova I.
6-26-0
Gajdosova J.
Yakimova A.
6-26-3
Birnerova E.
Kloesel S.
6-46-2
Larsson J.
Barrois K.
4-67-57-5
Arvidsson S.
Laine E.
7-54-67-5
Sucha M.
Koukalova K.
7-632-66-4
Gagliardi E.
Bohmova K.
0-66-36-1
Radwanska U.
Bychkova E.
6-26-2
Li N.
Ani M.
6-17-5