Bethanie Mattek Sands vs Meilen Tu | Bethanie Mattek Sands Wins 6-4 1-6 6-3

UMPIRY

TokyoQuarter-finalQualifyingHardMon 29 JanFinal

Bethanie Mattek SandsUSA

Meilen TuUSA

SetsGames2

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Bethanie Mattek Sands defeated Meilen Tu 6-4 1-6 6-3 in the Tokyo qualifying round on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Meilen Tu came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Bethanie Mattek Sands claimed a first win over Meilen Tu in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Match story: Bethanie Mattek Sands closed it out in three sets, 6–4 1–6 6–3.

How the match was decided

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Mattek Sands B. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

4 shared · last 12 months

Mattek Sands B. and Tu M. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Mattek Sands B. went 0–4 (0%) against them, Tu M. 4–0 (100%). Tu M. came out better against 4 of 4 comparable opponents, Mattek Sands B. against 0 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (lower-tier event).

0–40%Mattek Sands B. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents4–0100%Tu M. · better vs 4

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

3–8Sets8–2

52–60Games56–44

0–2Tiebreaks1–0

0–3Deciding sets2–0

Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Lepchenko V.#189L6-7(4) 3-6Miami · hardW4-6 6-2 7-5Charleston · clay
vs Bartoli M.L6-4 4-6 4-6Birmingham · grassW6-4 6-4Birmingham · grass
vs Mirza S.L2-6 6-3 5-7Indian Wells · hardW2-6 6-4 7-6Birmingham · grass

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vs Frazier A.L4-6 6-2 6-7(3)San Diego · hardW6-3 6-4Charleston · clay

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Tu M. leads 2–1

Mattek Sands B.January 2007TokyoThis matchHard6-4 1-6 6-3
Tu M.January 2006TokyoHard7-5 6-2
Tu M.March 2003MiamiHard6-1 6-7 7-6

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Mattek Sands B.Tu M.1 715ELO1 6841 618Hard ELO1 5512–8Last 102–821Age29168 cmHeight163 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Bethanie Mattek Sands beat Meilen Tu 6-4 1-6 6-3. Umpiry, "Bethanie Mattek Sands vs Meilen Tu — Tokyo Qualifying Round", https://umpiry.com/match/2007-01-29/sands-vs-tu-tokyo-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 29 January 2007).