Amelie Mauresmo vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — New Haven Quarter-final

New Haven · WTA · Quarter-final
FRA
Amelie Mauresmo
47 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 August 2009
hard
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mauresmo A.
7-6 2-6 6-3
Kuznetsova S.
Mauresmo A.
711262
Kuznetsova S.
69631

Amelie Mauresmo defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 2-6 6-3 in the New Haven quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Amelie Mauresmo came in defending last year's semi-final. Amelie Mauresmo extended the head-to-head to 5–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Amelie Mauresmo closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 6–3.

Head to head

4–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-02-25DubaiQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-1 7-6(4)
2006-09-18BeijingFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 6-0
2006-03-20MiamiSFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-1 6-4
2006-02-20DubaiQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova7-6(11) 6-4
2004-11-10WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetAmelie Mauresmo6-3 6-2
2004-10-04FilderstadtSFhardAmelie Mauresmo7-5 6-4
2004-08-15OlympicsQFhardAmelie Mauresmo7-6(5) 4-6 6-2
2004-05-03BerlinQFgrassAmelie Mauresmo6-7(5) 6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Mauresmo A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mauresmo A.

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
Mauresmo A.Kuznetsova S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.1
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mauresmo A.Kuznetsova S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
68
79
Break points saved·Even
82
81
Break points won·Clear edge
75
89
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
85
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.
Pennetta F.
6-46-1
Vesnina E.
Mauresmo A.
5-76-16-2
Quarter-finals
Mauresmo A.
Kuznetsova S.
7-692-66-3
Vesnina E.
Chakvetadze A.
6-17-5
Pennetta F.
Rybarikova M.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Razzano V.
6-46-3
R16
Razzano V.
Radwanska A.
3-66-40-0
Rybarikova M.
Bartoli M.
1-67-652-0
Mauresmo A.
Bondarenko A.
6-16-1
Pennetta F.
Benesova I.
7-616-4
Vesnina E.
Stosur S.
3-66-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-45-77-62
Chakvetadze A.
Bammer S.
4-66-47-5
Wozniacki C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-4
R32
Benesova I.
Lepchenko V.
4-66-26-1
Wickmayer Y.
Kleybanova A.
3-66-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-06-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Makarova K.
6-36-3
Razzano V.
Schnyder P.
6-33-66-3
Radwanska A.
Vinci R.
2-66-27-65
Pennetta F.
Olaru R.
6-16-2
Rybarikova M.
Schiavone F.
6-46-4
Bartoli M.
Martinez Sanchez M.
4-66-36-1
Stosur S.
Cornet A.
6-786-26-4
Vesnina E.
Dulko G.
7-666-2
Bammer S.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-56-4
Chakvetadze A.
Petrova N.
0-67-646-4
Mauresmo A.
Sugiyama A.
6-46-1
Bondarenko A.
Shaughnessy M.
4-66-37-5
Kuznetsova S.
Zheng J.
6-16-756-4