Vera Zvonareva vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — WTA Tour Championships Round Robin

WTA Tour Championships · WTA · Round Robin
RUS
Vera Zvonareva
#308WTA
1703ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 November 2008
carpet
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
40 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Vera Zvonareva defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2 6-3 in the WTA Tour Championships round robin on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 6–3, defending last year's round-robin. Vera Zvonareva narrowed the head-to-head to 6–4.

Key context

Zvonareva V.
662
Kuznetsova S.
23–

Head to head

3–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-01-09SydneyR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-1 6-2
2006-10-09MoscowR16hardVera Zvonareva6-1 6-3
2006-03-20MiamiR64hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-2
2005-10-10MoscowR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova3-6 7-5 6-2
2004-11-10WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-4
2004-07-26San DiegoR16hardVera Zvonareva6-2 6-3
2004-06-14EastbourneSFgrassSvetlana Kuznetsova3-6 7-6(2) 6-1
2004-01-05Gold CoastR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova1-6 6-3 6-2
2003-03-05Indian WellsR32hardVera Zvonareva3-6 7-6(5) 6-4

Statistics

Recent form
Zvonareva V.Kuznetsova S.
63%1st serve in63%
64%1st serve points won+1%63%
46%2nd serve points won+4%42%
57%Service points won+1%56%
47%Return points won+5%42%
63%Break points saved+7%56%
2.1Aces / match+0.62.7
3.3Double faults / match+0.33

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Zvonareva V.
6-756-06-2
Semi-finals
Zvonareva V.
Dementieva E.
7-673-66-3
Williams V.
Jankovic J.
6-22-66-3
Round Robin
Jankovic J.
Ivanovic A.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.
Kuznetsova S.
7-666-4
Zvonareva V.
Jankovic J.
2-66-36-4
Radwanska A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-27-5
Zvonareva V.
Ivanovic A.
6-36-756-4
Zvonareva V.
Kuznetsova S.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Safina D.
6-46-1
Dementieva E.
Safina D.
6-26-4
Williams V.
Safina D.
7-56-3
Dementieva E.
Petrova N.
6-44-66-4
Williams V.
Williams S.
5-76-16-0
Williams V.
Dementieva E.
6-44-66-3