Daniela Hantuchova vs Dinara Safina — Stuttgart Round of 16
Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 16
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2006
clay
Hantuchova D.6-2 6-2
Safina D.
Hantuchova D.
662
Safina D.
22–
Daniela Hantuchova defeated Dinara Safina 6-2 6-2 in the Stuttgart round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 7–3, but Daniela Hantuchova had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on clay. Daniela Hantuchova narrowed the head-to-head to 7–4.
Key context
- Match story: Daniela Hantuchova dropped just 4 games past Dinara Safina.
Head to head
3–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-07 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Dinara Safina | 7-6(2) 6-4 |
| 2010-08-30 | US Open | R128 | hard | Daniela Hantuchova | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2010-08-23 | New Haven | R16 | hard | Dinara Safina | 7-6(4) 7-6(2) |
| 2009-08-03 | Los Angeles | R32 | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2009-06-15 | 's-Hertogenbosch | QF | grass | Dinara Safina | 1-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2009-04-27 | Stuttgart | R16 | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2008-01-07 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Daniela Hantuchova | 5-7 6-4 6-4 |
| 2007-10-15 | Zurich | R32 | hard | Daniela Hantuchova | 7-6(2) 7-6(4) |
| 2006-09-25 | Luxembourg | R16 | hard | Dinara Safina | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2006-05-08 | Berlin | R16 | grass | Dinara Safina | 6-3 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Safina D.
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 season1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
5.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
58
72
Break points saved·Slight edge
68
79
Break points won·Clear edge
67
84
Deciding sets·Even
82
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
55
77
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%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Schnyder P.
Dementieva E.
W/O
Kuznetsova S.
Jankovic J.
6-46-1
Petrova N.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-4
Golovin T.
Krajicek M.
6-16-2
R16
Petrova N.
Groenefeld A.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Muller M.
6-16-4
Dementieva E.
Srebotnik K.
4-67-57-5
Schnyder P.
Peer S.
7-632-66-4
Hantuchova D.
Safina D.
6-26-2
Jankovic J.
Pironkova T.
4-66-27-5
Krajicek M.
Raymond L.
6-46-2
Golovin T.
Benesova I.
6-46-3
R32
Benesova I.
Schiavone F.
6-36-753-0
Hantuchova D.
Bammer S.
6-35-76-3
Krajicek M.
Stosur S.
6-26-726-1
Golovin T.
Likhovtseva E.
4-66-06-3
Srebotnik K.
Dechy N.
6-16-4
Peer S.
Bychkova E.
6-36-3
Schnyder P.
Rubin C.
6-26-2
Safina D.
Santangelo M.
6-15-77-69
Groenefeld A.
Maria T.
6-32-66-0
Jankovic J.
Pierce M.
7-676-3
Pironkova T.
Sprem K.
6-16-4
Muller M.
Peschke K.
6-07-64