Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Gisela Dulko — Stuttgart Quarter-final

Stuttgart · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2009
clay
ARG
Gisela Dulko
41 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
Kuznetsova S.
6-3 6-2
Dulko G.
Kuznetsova S.
662
Dulko G.
32–

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Gisela Dulko 6-3 6-2 in the Stuttgart quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Svetlana Kuznetsova extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-10-08MoscowR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova3-6 6-2 6-4
2005-08-15TorontoR16hardGisela Dulko7-6(3) 7-6(8)
2004-09-20BeijingQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Dulko G.

Dulko G.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

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
Kuznetsova S.Dulko G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 115). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kuznetsova S.Dulko G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
47
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
65
Break points won·Clear edge
89
68
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
64
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
14°CDrizzle
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 78%

Draw

Final
Kuznetsova S.
Safina D.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Pennetta F.
3-67-56-0
Kuznetsova S.
Dementieva E.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Dulko G.
6-36-2
Safina D.
Radwanska A.
6-46-2
Pennetta F.
Jankovic J.
2-66-46-4
Dementieva E.
Bartoli M.
6-24-66-3
R16
Kuznetsova S.
Li N.
4-66-47-5
Pennetta F.
Petrova N.
6-26-2
Jankovic J.
Lisicki S.
7-55-76-3
Bartoli M.
Wozniacki C.
7-666-4
Radwanska A.
Pironkova T.
6-36-3
Dementieva E.
Szavay A.
7-646-1
Safina D.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-2
Dulko G.
Azarenka V.
6-46-3
R32
Pennetta F.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-0
Lisicki S.
Schnyder P.
6-46-3
Dementieva E.
Groenefeld A.
6-43-66-3
Szavay A.
Sugiyama A.
6-32-67-64
Bartoli M.
Sprem K.
6-32-66-1
Azarenka V.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-16-4
Safina D.
Errani S.
6-06-1
Hantuchova D.
Cornet A.
6-36-1
Pironkova T.
Brianti A.
0-66-46-4
Radwanska A.
Wozniak A.
7-626-0
Jankovic J.
Cibulkova D.
6-16-1
Petrova N.
Zheng J.
6-45-76-4
Kuznetsova S.
Petkovic A.
6-45-76-1
Li N.
Peng S.
6-26-3
Dulko G.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.
Benesova I.
6-37-5