Dinara Safina vs Mara Santangelo — Stuttgart Round of 32

Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2006
clay
ITA
Mara Santangelo
45 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLLW
Safina D.
6-1 5-7 7-6
Santangelo M.
Safina D.
657112
Santangelo M.
17691

Dinara Safina defeated Mara Santangelo 6-1 5-7 7-6 in the Stuttgart round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Dinara Safina came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 5–7 7–6.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-08-11OlympicsR64hardDinara Safina6-3 7-6(1)
2004-05-10RomeR64clayDinara Safina6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Safina D.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Santangelo M.

Santangelo M.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Serve 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 season
Safina D.Santangelo M.
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 89). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Safina D.Santangelo M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
72
38
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
67
Break points won·Dominant
84
57
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
47
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
57

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