Jill Craybas vs Iveta Benesova — Acapulco Quarter-final

Acapulco · WTA · Quarter-final
USA
Jill Craybas
52 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2008
hard
CZE
Iveta Benesova
43 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Craybas J.
6-4 6-1
Benesova I.
Craybas J.
662
Benesova I.
41–

Jill Craybas defeated Iveta Benesova 6-4 6-1 in the Acapulco quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Iveta Benesova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32, but Jill Craybas had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard. Jill Craybas narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-03-01MonterreyR32hardIveta Benesova3-6 6-2 6-1
2006-08-28US OpenR128hardJill Craybas6-2 6-0
2003-10-27Quebec CityR32hardIveta Benesova7-6(1) 4-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Craybas J.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Benesova I.

Benesova I.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Craybas J.

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
Craybas J.Benesova I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
41%
Service points won·Even
52%
51%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
45%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
0.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (143 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Pennetta F.
Cornet A.
6-04-66-1
Semi-finals
Pennetta F.
Kanepi K.
6-46-2
Cornet A.
Craybas J.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Pennetta F.
Gallovits Hall E.
7-646-1
Cornet A.
Koryttseva M.
6-46-0
Craybas J.
Benesova I.
6-46-1
Kanepi K.
Cirstea S.
6-24-67-66
R16
Pennetta F.
Schruff J.
6-26-3
Koryttseva M.
Errani S.
7-56-1
Cornet A.
Torres Sandoval M.
6-26-0
Gallovits Hall E.
Cetkovska P.
6-46-3
Cirstea S.
Sanchez O.
6-17-5
Kanepi K.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-716-16-3
Benesova I.
Meusburger Y.
6-17-5
Craybas J.
Koukalova K.
6-14-67-62
R32
Gallovits Hall E.
Munoz Gallegos D.
6-16-0
Cetkovska P.
Salerni M.
6-27-5
Schruff J.
Arn G.
6-26-767-65
Pennetta F.
Bychkova E.
6-46-1
Koryttseva M.
Pin C.
6-23-66-0
Torres Sandoval M.
Camerin M.
3-67-57-5
Craybas J.
De Los Rios R.
6-26-2
Benesova I.
Roma N.
6-16-1
Meusburger Y.
Rybarikova M.
6-47-64
Kanepi K.
Parra Santonja A.
6-46-3
Cornet A.
Kostanic Tosic J.
7-56-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Fujiwara R.
7-56-3
Sanchez O.
Muller M.
6-26-4
Koukalova K.
Martinez Sanchez M.
4-66-36-1
Errani S.
Maria T.
6-36-3
Cirstea S.
Cravero J.
5-77-57-62