Mara Santangelo vs Alona Bondarenko — Linz Round of 32

Linz · WTA · Round of 32
ITA
Mara Santangelo
45 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 October 2006
hard
UKR
Alona Bondarenko
41 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Santangelo M.
6-4 1-6 6-3
Bondarenko A.
Santangelo M.
6162
Bondarenko A.
4631

Mara Santangelo defeated Alona Bondarenko 6-4 1-6 6-3 in the Linz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alona Bondarenko came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Mara Santangelo had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 7 on hard. Mara Santangelo claimed a first win over Alona Bondarenko in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Mara Santangelo closed it out in three sets, 6–4 1–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-05-12RomeR64clayAlona Bondarenko6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Santangelo M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Bondarenko A.

Bondarenko A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Santangelo M.

Serve advantage — Bondarenko A.

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
Santangelo M.Bondarenko A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Santangelo M.Bondarenko A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
38
51
Break points saved·Slight edge
67
60
Break points won·Clear edge
57
77
Deciding sets·Dominant
47
72
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
57
46

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
15°COvercast
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 74%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Petrova N.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Petrova N.
Vaidisova N.
6-16-2
Sharapova M.
Schnyder P.
7-57-5
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.
Ivanovic A.
7-637-5
Schnyder P.
Zvonareva V.
7-626-4
Petrova N.
Stosur S.
6-16-3
Vaidisova N.
Jankovic J.
5-77-656-4
R16
Zvonareva V.
Pierce M.
4-66-6
Schnyder P.
Dechy N.
6-716-46-3
Stosur S.
Chakvetadze A.
6-46-4
Sharapova M.
Daniilidou E.
7-56-1
Petrova N.
Peer S.
6-16-1
Jankovic J.
Vesnina E.
6-746-46-2
Ivanovic A.
Radwanska A.
6-26-2
Vaidisova N.
Santangelo M.
7-646-0
R32
Vesnina E.
Hantuchova D.
4-3
Stosur S.
Kirilenko M.
6-43-2
Pierce M.
Sugiyama A.
7-637-65
Dechy N.
Paszek T.
2-66-36-1
Zvonareva V.
Schiavone F.
5-76-16-3
Jankovic J.
Bammer S.
6-16-736-3
Santangelo M.
Bondarenko A.
6-41-66-3
Chakvetadze A.
Srebotnik K.
7-56-2
Peer S.
Bartoli M.
6-37-64
Daniilidou E.
Rubin C.
6-16-2
Radwanska A.
Groenefeld A.
6-47-5
Ivanovic A.
Krajicek M.
6-17-62