Elena Likhovtseva vs Klara Koukalova — Portoroz Round of 32

Portoroz · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 September 2007
hard
CZE
Klara Koukalova
44 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLWW
Likhovtseva E.
7-6 6-2
Koukalova K.
Likhovtseva E.
71062
Koukalova K.
682–

Elena Likhovtseva defeated Klara Koukalova 7-6 6-2 in the Portoroz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Klara Koukalova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Elena Likhovtseva claimed a first win over Klara Koukalova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-04-11CharlestonR64clayKlara Koukalova6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Likhovtseva E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Koukalova K.

Koukalova K.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Likhovtseva E.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Likhovtseva E.Koukalova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
50%
Aces / match·Even
1.7
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Likhovtseva E.Koukalova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
48
18
Break points saved·Dominant
67
25
Break points won·Clear edge
61
44
Deciding sets·Slight edge
63
56
Tiebreaks·
—
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Golovin T.
Srebotnik K.
2-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Golovin T.
Dushevina V.
7-656-2
Srebotnik K.
Dulko G.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Golovin T.
Tu M.
6-36-2
Dulko G.
Bammer S.
7-631-66-1
Srebotnik K.
Loit E.
6-36-3
Dushevina V.
Zvonareva V.
6-43-67-63
R16
Zvonareva V.
Dechy N.
6-05-76-4
Dushevina V.
Benesova I.
6-46-4
Golovin T.
Knapp K.
6-46-3
Bammer S.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-2
Loit E.
Vierin N.
6-36-4
Srebotnik K.
Shaughnessy M.
6-26-0
Dulko G.
Vesnina E.
7-636-1
Tu M.
Vrljic A.
7-616-0
R32
Benesova I.
Camerin M.
6-22-67-65
Golovin T.
Osterloh L.
6-11-66-1
Knapp K.
Voracova R.
4-66-17-63
Dulko G.
Gagliardi E.
6-36-4
Vrljic A.
Klepac A.
6-26-4
Tu M.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-47-63
Zvonareva V.
Sanchez O.
6-36-3
Dechy N.
Kerber A.
6-33-67-65
Dushevina V.
Ozegovic N.
6-26-1
Srebotnik K.
Zec Peskiric M.
6-06-0
Shaughnessy M.
Rybarikova M.
6-16-4
Bammer S.
Meusburger Y.
6-26-1
Likhovtseva E.
Koukalova K.
7-686-2
Vesnina E.
Hercog P.
6-36-766-4
Vierin N.
Lapushchenkova A.
6-06-1
Loit E.
Arn G.
6-26-4