Kaia Kanepi vs Sania Mirza — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2009
hard
IND
Sania Mirza
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWLL
Kanepi K.
7-5 6-2
Mirza S.
Kanepi K.
762
Mirza S.
52–

Kaia Kanepi defeated Sania Mirza 7-5 6-2 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sania Mirza came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Kaia Kanepi claimed a first win over Sania Mirza in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kaia Kanepi closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-08-27US OpenR128hardSania Mirza6-2 6-7(5) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

Mirza S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

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
Kanepi K.Mirza S.
1st serve in·Even
57%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
1.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
4.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kanepi K.Mirza S.
Clutch Rating·Even
39
36
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
55
Break points won·Even
70
69
Deciding sets·Slight edge
57
47
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 31%

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Razzano V.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Razzano V.
Kanepi K.
6-16-2
Williams V.
Williams S.
6-12-67-63
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Dementieva E.
6-36-3
Razzano V.
Zvonareva V.
7-677-5
Kanepi K.
Vesnina E.
6-37-5
Williams S.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-4
R16
Zvonareva V.
Bartoli M.
5-2
Vesnina E.
Cibulkova D.
4-66-14-0
Razzano V.
Hantuchova D.
6-21-66-2
Kanepi K.
Jankovic J.
6-27-5
Williams V.
Cornet A.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Zheng J.
6-46-2
Dementieva E.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.
Pin C.
6-27-65
R32
Pin C.
Radwanska U.
6-767-52-0
Vesnina E.
Kuznetsova S.
6-43-66-0
Williams V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-06-1
Cornet A.
Schruff J.
6-16-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Bondarenko A.
6-27-5
Dementieva E.
Bammer S.
7-56-2
Ivanovic A.
Kleybanova A.
7-56-4
Zheng J.
Stosur S.
3-67-57-5
Williams S.
Errani S.
4-66-26-0
Razzano V.
Safina D.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Morita A.
7-616-2
Bartoli M.
Schiavone F.
7-653-66-3
Zvonareva V.
Dushevina V.
6-06-3
Jankovic J.
Niculescu M.
6-36-2
Kanepi K.
Mirza S.
7-56-2
Cibulkova D.
Pironkova T.
7-656-4
R64
Kleybanova A.
Lapushchenkova A.
3-66-36-2
Bammer S.
Koryttseva M.
6-16-4
Zheng J.
Rodionova A.
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-4
Errani S.
Chan Y.
6-46-4
Stosur S.
Rybarikova M.
6-46-3
Bondarenko A.
Govortsova O.
6-46-3
Radwanska U.
Radwanska A.
6-46-3
Pin C.
Szavay A.
2-66-26-3
Razzano V.
Bondarenko K.
7-56-2
Hantuchova D.
Voegele S.
7-56-2
Morita A.
Chakvetadze A.
7-56-2
Bartoli M.
Sugiyama A.
6-04-67-66
Schiavone F.
Dellacqua C.
6-16-1
Dushevina V.
Yan Z.
2-66-46-3
Niculescu M.
Peng S.
3-67-56-2
Mirza S.
Makarova K.
7-56-2
Kanepi K.
Paszek T.
2-66-26-0
Cibulkova D.
Cirstea S.
6-46-2
Pironkova T.
Kutuzova V.
6-26-3
Vesnina E.
Li N.
1-66-46-4
Schruff J.
Kvitova P.
6-32-66-4
Cornet A.
Groenefeld A.
6-46-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Klepac A.
6-36-1