Dinara Safina defeated Shahar Peer 4-6 7-6 6-1 in the Gold Coast semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Dinara Safina extended the head-to-head to 3–0.
Safina D. came through in three sets.
Safina D. and Peer S. faced 10 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Safina D. went 7–6 (54%) against them, Peer S. 3–8 (27%). Safina D. came out better against 5 of 10 comparable opponents, Peer S. against 1.
Hard: Safina D. leads 1–0 · Clay: Safina D. leads 1–0 · Grass: Safina D. leads 1–0
Dinara Safina beat Shahar Peer 4-6 7-6(1) 6-1. Umpiry, "Dinara Safina vs Shahar Peer — Gold Coast Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2007-01-05/peer-vs-safina-gold-coast-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 5 January 2007).