Ekaterina Lopes vs Lucie Hradecka — Australian Open Qualifying Round of 128
Ekaterina Lopes defeated Lucie Hradecka 5-7 6-1 6-3 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Hradecka came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Ekaterina Lopes had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 8 on hard. Ekaterina Lopes claimed a first win over Lucie Hradecka in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Ekaterina Lopes dropped the opening set before beating Lucie Hradecka 5–7 6–1 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedLopes E. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
0 shared · last 12 monthsNo common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Hradecka L. leads 2–112
- Lopes E.January 2009Australian OpenThis matchHard5-7 6-1 6-3
- Hradecka L.August 2008US OpenHard6-3 6-1
- Hradecka L.December 2005Valasske Mezirici 25KHard6-7(4) 6-3 6-4
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchLopes E.Hradecka L.1 614ELO1 6781 528Hard ELO1 6146–4Last 102–821Age23RightPlaysRight
Cite this
Ekaterina Lopes beat Lucie Hradecka 5-7 6-1 6-3. Umpiry, "Ekaterina Lopes vs Lucie Hradecka — Australian Open Qualifying Round of 128", https://umpiry.com/match/2009-01-15/hradecka-vs-lopes-australian-open-q128?utm_source=cite (as of 15 January 2009).