Dinara Safina vs Maria Kirilenko | Dinara Safina Wins 6-2 7-5

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Dinara Safina defeated Maria Kirilenko 6-2 7-5 in the Gold Coast round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

How the match was decided

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Safina D. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

11 shared · last 12 months

Safina D. and Kirilenko M. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Safina D. went 7–8 (47%) against them, Kirilenko M. 3–11 (21%). Safina D. came out better against 7 of 11 comparable opponents, Kirilenko M. against 2 — though 2 of those edges carry caveats (retirement).

7–847%Safina D. · better vs 7Record vs common opponents3–1121%Kirilenko M. · better vs 2

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

16–18Sets9–22

156–165Games114–161

2–2Tiebreaks0–2

3–2Deciding sets0–3

vs Ivanovic A.L6-3 6-7 1-6Wimbledon · grassW6-4 6-4Tokyo · hard
vs Kuznetsova S.L3-6Sydney · hardL6-4 3-6 2-6Doha · hard
vs Chakvetadze A.W6-2 6-1Paris · carpetL2-6 3-6Indian Wells · hard

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vs Sharapova M.W7-5 2-6 7-5Roland Garros · clayL6-3 4-6 1-6Miami · hard
vs Stosur S.W6-3 6-2Indian Wells · hardL4-6 2-3Linz · hard
vs Groenefeld A.W6-2 6-1Sydney · hardL2-6 6-7Roland Garros · clay
vs Petrova N.L6-3 4-6 3-6Berlin · grassW6-4 6-1Dubai · hard
vs Santangelo M.W6-1 5-7 7-6Stuttgart · clayL6-3 3-6 5-7Rome · clay
vs Hingis M.L2-6 5-7Rome · clayL5-7 6-7Warsaw · clay
vs Henin J.L4-6 1-6Charleston · clayL1-6 0-6Berlin · grass
vs Clijsters K.W6-4 7-6Rome · clayL1-6 4-6BEL vs RUS · clay

Head-to-head

2 meetings · Safina D. leads 2–0

Hard: Safina D. leads 1–0 · Grass: Safina D. leads 1–0

Safina D.January 2007Gold CoastThis matchHard6-2 7-5
Safina D.June 2005s HertogenboschGrass6-4 7-6

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Stosur S.View tournament

Player context

Before the match

Safina D.Kirilenko M.1 936ELO1 8841 834Hard ELO1 8276–4Last 104–620Age19185 cmHeight173 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Dinara Safina beat Maria Kirilenko 6-2 7-5. Umpiry, "Dinara Safina vs Maria Kirilenko — Gold Coast Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2007-01-03/kirilenko-vs-safina-gold-coast-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 3 January 2007).