Tsvetana Pironkova vs Klara Koukalova — Rome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 May 2008
clay
CZE
Klara Koukalova
44 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLWW
Pironkova T.
6-4 6-2
Koukalova K.
Pironkova T.
662
Koukalova K.
42–

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Klara Koukalova 6-4 6-2 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Tsvetana Pironkova extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-02-16DubaiR64hardTsvetana Pironkova6-3 4-6 6-3
2013-01-07HobartR16hardTsvetana Pironkova3-6 6-4 6-2
2012-02-06ParisR16carpetKlara Koukalova6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Koukalova K.

Koukalova K.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

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
Pironkova T.Koukalova K.
1st serve in·Even
58%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
53%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pironkova T.Koukalova K.
Clutch Rating·Even
20
18
Break points saved·Clear edge
46
25
Break points won·Dominant
78
44
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
56
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
61
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
18°CDrizzle
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw

Final
Jankovic J.
Cornet A.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Jankovic J.
Sharapova M.
W/O
Cornet A.
Chakvetadze A.
3-66-46-3
Quarter-finals
Cornet A.
Williams S.
W/O
Chakvetadze A.
Pironkova T.
6-23-66-1
Sharapova M.
Schnyder P.
6-737-56-2
Jankovic J.
Williams V.
5-76-26-3
R16
Pironkova T.
Azarenka V.
6-21-0
Schnyder P.
Bartoli M.
4-66-47-67
Jankovic J.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-1
Williams V.
Zvonareva V.
7-56-2
Williams S.
Errani S.
6-46-3
Cornet A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-4
Chakvetadze A.
Radwanska A.
6-41-66-1
Sharapova M.
Wozniacki C.
6-47-63
R32
Azarenka V.
Niculescu M.
6-36-2
Kirilenko M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-35-76-2
Jankovic J.
Pennetta F.
6-16-4
Bartoli M.
Razzano V.
6-47-5
Schnyder P.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-16-0
Wozniacki C.
Makarova K.
6-36-4
Sharapova M.
Cibulkova D.
6-23-66-4
Zvonareva V.
Benesova I.
7-54-67-5
Williams V.
Stosur S.
6-46-1
Williams S.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-0
Errani S.
Szavay A.
6-06-3
Cornet A.
Schiavone F.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Govortsova O.
6-26-0
Chakvetadze A.
Bondarenko K.
3-67-616-0
Radwanska A.
Vinci R.
3-66-26-2
Pironkova T.
Ivanovic A.
6-45-76-2
R64
Vinci R.
Kanepi K.
6-44-66-0
Bondarenko K.
Garbin T.
7-56-4
Govortsova O.
Knapp K.
4-66-16-2
Cornet A.
Dushevina V.
6-16-3
Schiavone F.
Safarova L.
6-47-5
Szavay A.
Yan Z.
6-16-1
Errani S.
Peng S.
6-41-66-3
Bondarenko A.
Santangelo M.
6-26-2
Razzano V.
Vakulenko J.
6-16-2
Pennetta F.
Savchuk O.
6-796-36-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Rodionova A.
6-16-3
Schnyder P.
Koryttseva M.
3-66-26-3
Makarova K.
Vaidisova N.
6-44-66-2
Wozniacki C.
Paszek T.
6-36-0
Cibulkova D.
Dulko G.
7-616-4
Benesova I.
Vesnina E.
6-37-5
Medina Garrigues A.
Kleybanova A.
6-17-5
Kirilenko M.
Petrova N.
3-67-56-4
Zvonareva V.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-3
Stosur S.
Krajicek M.
6-36-2
Pironkova T.
Koukalova K.
6-46-2
Niculescu M.
Craybas J.
6-43-66-4
Azarenka V.
Bammer S.
6-16-3
Radwanska A.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-0