Nadia Petrova vs Tatiana GolovinStuttgart Final

Stuttgart · WTA · Final
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2006
clay
38 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Petrova N.
6-3 7-6
Golovin T.
Petrova N.
6772
Golovin T.
364

Nadia Petrova defeated Tatiana Golovin 6-3 7-6 in the Stuttgart final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tatiana Golovin came in leading the head-to-head 5–0. Nadia Petrova claimed a first win over Tatiana Golovin in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Nadia Petrova closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

05
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-04-02Amelia IslandFclayTatiana Golovin6-2 6-1
2007-03-05Indian WellsR16hardTatiana Golovin6-2 1-0 RET
2006-08-28US OpenR32hardTatiana Golovin7-5 6-7(4) 6-3
2006-02-06ParisQFcarpetTatiana Golovin3-6 7-6(7) 6-3
2005-04-11CharlestonQFclayTatiana Golovin7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Petrova N.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Golovin T.

Golovin T.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Petrova N.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
47%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.8
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 85). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
49
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
74
Break points won·Clear edge
80
66
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
56
Tiebreaks·Even
62
61

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 72%