Mara Santangelo vs Sania MirzaBirmingham Round of 32

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 32
45 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 June 2007
grass
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Santangelo M.
6-3 3-6 7-6
Mirza S.
Santangelo M.
63782
Mirza S.
36661

Mara Santangelo defeated Sania Mirza 6-3 3-6 7-6 in the Birmingham round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Sania Mirza came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Mara Santangelo claimed a first win over Sania Mirza in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Mara Santangelo closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-02-05PattayaQFhardSania Mirza6-4 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Santangelo M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

Mirza S.serving80% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Santangelo M.

Serve advantage — Mirza S.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Break points saved·Even
52%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.0
Double faults / match·Even
4.3
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (56 vs 131). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
38
36
Break points saved·Clear edge
67
55
Break points won·Clear edge
57
69
Deciding sets·Even
47
47
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
57
52

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw