Dinara Safina vs Martina Hingis — Gold Coast Final
Dinara Safina defeated Martina Hingis 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the Gold Coast final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Martina Hingis came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Dinara Safina claimed a first win over Martina Hingis in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 7–5.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSafina D. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
11 shared · last 12 monthsSafina D. and Hingis M. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Safina D. went 9–6 (60%) against them, Hingis M. 9–10 (47%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 1 better-results split).
9–660%Safina D. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents9–1047%Hingis M. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
19–13Sets23–22
156–137Games204–201
0–1Tiebreaks3–1
2–1Deciding sets2–5
vs Zvonareva V.#290W7-5 7-5Charleston · clayW6-1 6-2Australian Open · hard- vs Kuznetsova S.L3-6Sydney · hardW7-6 6-2Doha · hard
vs Razzano V.W6-0 7-5US Open · hardL2-6 4-6US Open · hard
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vs Washington M.W4-6 6-4 6-1Wimbledon · grassW6-1 6-2Doha · hard
vs Henin J.L4-6 1-6Charleston · clayL3-6 3-6Sydney · hard
vs Stosur S.W6-3 6-2Indian Wells · hardW6-1 7-6Australian Open · hard- vs Sharapova M.W7-5 2-6 7-5Roland Garros · clayL3-6 3-6Indian Wells · hard
- vs Mauresmo A.L2-6 2-6Paris · carpetL2-6 2-6Doha · hard
- vs Myskina A.W6-1 6-3Indian Wells · hardW6-4 6-3Dubai · hard
vs Garbin T.W6-0 6-1Australian Open · hardW6-1 6-2Wimbledon · grass- vs Petrova N.Hard to compareL6-3 4-6 3-6Berlin · grassW6-4 3-6 6-3WTA Tour Championships · carpet
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Hingis M. leads 2–112
Hard: level 1–1 · Clay: Hingis M. leads 1–0
- Safina D.January 2007Gold CoastThis matchHard6-3 3-6 7-5
- Hingis M.May 2006RomeClay6-2 7-5
- Hingis M.March 2006Indian WellsHard6-3 6-4
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchSafina D.Hingis M.1 930ELO1 9481 834Hard ELO1 8786–4Last 104–620Age26185 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRight