Jie Zheng vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Stockholm Semi-final

Stockholm · WTA · Semi-final
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 August 2006
hard
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Zheng J.
6-2 7-6
Pironkova T.
Zheng J.
6772
Pironkova T.
265–

Jie Zheng defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-2 7-6 in the Stockholm semi-final on hard. Jie Zheng extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jie Zheng closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-10-29Tournament of ChampionsRRhardTsvetana Pironkova2-6 6-4 7-6(4)
2012-08-20New HavenR32hardJie Zheng7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng J.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

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
Zheng J.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Clear edge
71%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.4
2.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng J.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
56
20
Break points saved·Slight edge
55
46
Break points won·Even
80
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
71
7
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
73
61

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