Flavia Pennetta vs Iveta Benesova — Acapulco Semi-final
Acapulco · WTA · Semi-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2009
hard
Pennetta F.6-3 6-3
Benesova I.
Pennetta F.
662
Benesova I.
33–
Flavia Pennetta defeated Iveta Benesova 6-3 6-3 in the Acapulco semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Iveta Benesova came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's quarter-final, but Flavia Pennetta had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Flavia Pennetta narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Flavia Pennetta dropped just 6 games past Iveta Benesova.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-21 | Miami | R64 | hard | Iveta Benesova | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2009-08-24 | New Haven | R16 | hard | Flavia Pennetta | 7-6(1) 6-4 |
| 2008-04-14 | Estoril | R16 | clay | Iveta Benesova | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2004-04-12 | Estoril | R16 | clay | Iveta Benesova | 1-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2004-03-01 | Acapulco | F | hard | Iveta Benesova | 7-6(5) 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Pennetta F.
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 season1st serve in·Even
54%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
51%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
38%
Break points saved·Clear edge
57%
45%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
0.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Szavay A.
6-25-76-1
Benesova I.
Johansson M.
6-16-3
Pennetta F.
Cetkovska P.
2-66-36-0
Strycova B.
Ani M.
4-67-56-1
R16
Johansson M.
Garbin T.
W/O
Pennetta F.
Parmentier P.
6-16-3
Cetkovska P.
Martinez Sanchez M.
3-66-46-1
Benesova I.
Koukalova K.
4-66-47-63
Ani M.
Dulko G.
7-666-3
Strycova B.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-47-5
Szavay A.
Vinci R.
7-616-4
Williams V.
Arn G.
6-36-736-4
R32
Pennetta F.
Koryttseva M.
6-36-1
Ani M.
Mayr Achleitner P.
4-67-616-4
Dulko G.
Olaru R.
6-36-2
Strycova B.
Klepac A.
2-66-16-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Kutuzova V.
7-56-3
Vinci R.
Safarova L.
6-46-4
Garbin T.
Craybas J.
7-644-66-3
Szavay A.
Orlik A.
7-57-5
Arn G.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-26-3
Johansson M.
De Los Rios R.
6-46-1
Williams V.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-44-66-2
Koukalova K.
Loit E.
4-66-47-5
Benesova I.
Savchuk O.
6-26-0
Martinez Sanchez M.
Parra Santonja A.
6-26-3
Cetkovska P.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-26-2
Parmentier P.
Torres Sandoval M.
6-26-3