Nadia Petrova vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Stuttgart Semi-final

Stuttgart · WTA · Semi-final
RUS
Nadia Petrova
44 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2006
clay
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Petrova N.
6-2 1-6 6-4
Kuznetsova S.
Petrova N.
6162
Kuznetsova S.
2641

Nadia Petrova defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2 1-6 6-4 in the Stuttgart semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Nadia Petrova narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Nadia Petrova closed it out in three sets, 6–2 1–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-05-06MadridR32claySvetlana Kuznetsova7-6(2) 4-6 6-4
2010-01-18Australian OpenR16hardNadia Petrova6-3 3-6 6-1
2009-10-05BeijingSFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-1 6-3
2008-05-26Roland GarrosR32claySvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-1
2007-05-07BerlinQFgrassSvetlana Kuznetsova7-6(5) 6-4
2004-09-13BaliSFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-7(1) 6-1 6-2
2004-08-30US OpenQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Petrova N.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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
Petrova N.Kuznetsova S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.8
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Petrova N.Kuznetsova S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
68
79
Break points saved·Even
85
81
Break points won·Slight edge
80
89
Deciding sets·Slight edge
75
85
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
62
82

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

Final
Petrova N.
Golovin T.
6-37-64
Semi-finals
Petrova N.
Kuznetsova S.
6-21-66-4
Golovin T.
Schnyder P.
6-15-77-5
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