Kaia Kanepi vs Elena Vesnina — Dubai Quarter-final

Dubai · WTA · Quarter-final
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2009
hard
RUS
Elena Vesnina
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
Kanepi K.
6-3 7-5
Vesnina E.
Kanepi K.
672
Vesnina E.
35–

Kaia Kanepi defeated Elena Vesnina 6-3 7-5 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Vesnina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kaia Kanepi claimed a first win over Elena Vesnina in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kaia Kanepi closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-09-25GuangzhouR32hardElena Vesnina6-1 3-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

Vesnina E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Even serve battle

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.Vesnina E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
2.5
Double faults / match·Even
4.0
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kanepi K.Vesnina E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
39
55
Break points saved·Slight edge
69
77
Break points won·Even
70
69
Deciding sets·Clear edge
57
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
15
29

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