Sania Mirza vs Melinda Czink — Birmingham Quarter-final

Birmingham · WTA · Quarter-final
IND
Sania Mirza
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 June 2009
grass
HUN
Melinda Czink
43 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
Mirza S.
6-1 7-6
Czink M.
Mirza S.
6772
Czink M.
164–

Sania Mirza defeated Melinda Czink 6-1 7-6 in the Birmingham quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Melinda Czink came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Sania Mirza claimed a first win over Melinda Czink in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sania Mirza came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-09-19KolkataR16hardMelinda Czink0-6 6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Mirza S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Czink M.

Czink M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

Serve advantage — Mirza S.

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
Mirza S.Czink M.
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
45%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
3.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.5
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (74 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mirza S.Czink M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
36
27
Break points saved·Slight edge
55
65
Break points won·Clear edge
69
49
Deciding sets·Slight edge
47
38
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
52
41

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
Rybarikova M.
Li N.
6-07-62
Semi-finals
Li N.
Sharapova M.
6-46-4
Rybarikova M.
Mirza S.
3-66-06-3
Quarter-finals
Rybarikova M.
Radwanska U.
6-36-3
Mirza S.
Czink M.
6-17-64
Li N.
Voegele S.
6-37-63
Sharapova M.
Wickmayer Y.
6-12-66-3
R16
Czink M.
Wozniak A.
6-777-57-5
Rybarikova M.
Zheng J.
7-6106-4
Radwanska U.
Goerges J.
7-636-3
Wickmayer Y.
Vinci R.
6-16-4
Sharapova M.
Schiavone F.
6-16-3
Li N.
Rezai A.
7-56-4
Voegele S.
Cavaday N.
6-46-2
Mirza S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-633-66-2
R32
Wickmayer Y.
Krajicek M.
6-26-4
Mirza S.
Keothavong A.
6-17-65
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Baltacha E.
6-716-37-63
Voegele S.
Makarova K.
6-33-66-2
Cavaday N.
Tanasugarn T.
7-652-66-4
Rezai A.
Kudryavtseva A.
7-6123-66-2
Li N.
Gajdosova J.
6-42-66-1
Schiavone F.
Koryttseva M.
6-16-1
Sharapova M.
Glatch A.
6-36-4
Vinci R.
Osterloh L.
6-46-2
Wozniak A.
Govortsova O.
6-46-4
Goerges J.
Errani S.
6-45-77-5
Radwanska U.
Cetkovska P.
6-37-5
Rybarikova M.
Scheepers C.
6-786-16-3
Zheng J.
South M.
6-36-1
Czink M.
Strycova B.
6-26-3
R64
Scheepers C.
Shvedova Y.
6-757-676-3
South M.
Obrien K.
6-41-67-65
Glatch A.
Mattek Sands B.
7-626-3
Osterloh L.
Camerin M.
6-747-56-3
Sharapova M.
Dubois S.
6-46-2
Koryttseva M.
Fedossova Y.
4-66-46-2
Govortsova O.
Chan Y.
7-676-2
Rezai A.
Duque Marino M.
6-46-1
Gajdosova J.
King V.
6-46-4
Tanasugarn T.
Coin J.
7-616-1
Cavaday N.
Ditty J.
6-27-62
Voegele S.
Gullickson C.
3-66-47-5
Baltacha E.
Gent G.
6-36-4
Mirza S.
Poutchek T.
6-16-2
Keothavong A.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-2
Czink M.
Parra Santonja A.
6-46-3
Strycova B.
Morita A.
7-53-66-3
Radwanska U.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-3
Cetkovska P.
Foretz Gacon S.
7-656-3
Goerges J.
Rodionova A.
6-46-2
Vinci R.
Beltrame S.
6-36-2
Rybarikova M.
Amanmuradova A.
6-46-4
Kudryavtseva A.
Broady N.
5-77-646-4
Wickmayer Y.
Sevastova A.
6-46-3