Lucie Safarova vs Katie Obrien — Portoroz Round of 32

Portoroz · WTA · Round of 32
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 July 2009
hard
GBR
Katie Obrien
40 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Safarova L.
6-4 6-4
Obrien K.
Safarova L.
662
Obrien K.
44–

Lucie Safarova defeated Katie Obrien 6-4 6-4 in the Portoroz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Katie Obrien came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Lucie Safarova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safarova L.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Obrien K.

Obrien K.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Serve advantage — Safarova L.

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
Safarova L.Obrien K.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
70%
56%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
38%
Service points won·Clear edge
62%
49%
Return points won·Even
41%
40%
Break points saved·Clear edge
61%
47%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.1
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
6.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Safina D.
Errani S.
6-756-17-5
Semi-finals
Errani S.
Voegele S.
6-16-2
Safina D.
Brianti A.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Brianti A.
Pin C.
6-36-2
Safina D.
Camerin M.
6-36-0
Voegele S.
De Los Rios R.
6-16-1
Errani S.
Martic P.
6-16-1
R16
Brianti A.
Govortsova O.
6-46-1
Pin C.
Kvitova P.
6-46-4
Voegele S.
Safarova L.
7-52-66-3
Martic P.
Dolonc V.
6-16-3
De Los Rios R.
Vinci R.
6-36-4
Errani S.
Koukalova K.
6-16-1
Safina D.
Pervak K.
6-16-2
Camerin M.
Dushevina V.
4-67-56-0
R32
Pin C.
Diatchenko V.
6-30-0
Camerin M.
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-4
Safina D.
Majeric T.
6-06-4
Dushevina V.
Garbin T.
6-06-3
Govortsova O.
Kanepi K.
6-16-2
Brianti A.
Hercog P.
7-56-4
Pervak K.
Goerges J.
6-44-66-2
Dolonc V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-31-67-5
Martic P.
Barrois K.
6-36-4
Koukalova K.
Zec Peskiric M.
6-26-4
Errani S.
Rus A.
6-16-0
Vinci R.
Kolar N.
6-26-0
De Los Rios R.
Kutuzova V.
5-76-47-66
Voegele S.
Tatishvili A.
6-14-66-3
Safarova L.
Obrien K.
6-46-4
Kvitova P.
Voskoboeva G.
4-66-37-64