Vera Zvonareva vs Sania Mirza — Pattaya Final

Pattaya · WTA · Final
Vera Zvonareva
RUS
Vera Zvonareva
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2009
hard
IND
Sania Mirza
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWLL
Zvonareva V.
7-5 6-1
Mirza S.
Zvonareva V.
762
Mirza S.
51–

Vera Zvonareva defeated Sania Mirza 7-5 6-1 in the Pattaya final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sania Mirza came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Vera Zvonareva claimed a first win over Sania Mirza in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Vera Zvonareva came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-10-03Japan OpenQFhardSania Mirza5-7 6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Zvonareva V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

Mirza S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

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
Zvonareva V.Mirza S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 74). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zvonareva V.Mirza S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
76
36
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
55
Break points won·Dominant
94
69
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
47
Tiebreaks·Even
51
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Zvonareva V.
Mirza S.
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Zvonareva V.
Peer S.
6-16-4
Mirza S.
Rybarikova M.
6-45-76-1
Quarter-finals
Zvonareva V.
Peng S.
6-26-3
Peer S.
Dushevina V.
6-44-66-2
Rybarikova M.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-1
Mirza S.
Tanasugarn T.
7-56-4
R16
Wozniacki C.
Pervak K.
6-746-23-0
Peer S.
Beygelzimer Y.
6-46-1
Mirza S.
Diatchenko V.
6-46-0
Rybarikova M.
Lisjak I.
6-42-66-2
Zvonareva V.
Shvedova Y.
6-46-4
Peng S.
Voskoboeva G.
7-646-0
Dushevina V.
Bammer S.
6-47-5
Tanasugarn T.
Silva N.
6-36-2
R32
Peng S.
Santangelo M.
3-65-2
Tanasugarn T.
Amanmuradova A.
6-27-64
Peer S.
Lertcheewakarn N.
6-16-0
Beygelzimer Y.
Rodionova A.
6-26-2
Dushevina V.
Bovina E.
6-47-5
Bammer S.
Radwanska U.
6-43-66-1
Voskoboeva G.
Gajdosova J.
4-66-26-1
Shvedova Y.
Paszek T.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Klepac A.
6-46-3
Wozniacki C.
Chan Y.
6-36-0
Pervak K.
Yonemura T.
6-16-1
Diatchenko V.
Fuda R.
6-31-66-3
Rybarikova M.
Date Krumm K.
6-24-66-4
Mirza S.
Lertpitaksinchai N.
7-647-5
Silva N.
Moore J.
6-26-1
Lisjak I.
Karatantcheva S.
6-24-66-3