Kaia Kanepi vs Sorana CirsteaStockholm Round of 32

Stockholm · WTA · Round of 32
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 August 2006
hard
#17WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Kanepi K.
6-1 6-4
Cirstea S.
Kanepi K.
662
Cirstea S.
14

Kaia Kanepi defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-1 6-4 in the Stockholm round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sorana Cirstea came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Kaia Kanepi narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-04-29OeirasR16clayKaia Kanepi6-1 6-2
2010-03-08Indian WellsR128hardSorana Cirstea6-7(1) 6-3 6-4
2009-04-06MarbellaQFclaySorana Cirstea6-4 2-6 7-5
2008-02-25AcapulcoQFhardKaia Kanepi6-2 4-6 7-6(6)
2007-07-16PalermoR32claySorana Cirstea6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Kanepi K.Cirstea S.
Serve
67
Return
70

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.6
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
85
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
86
Break points won·Clear edge
70
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
90

Cirstea S.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About