Karolina Sprem vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Linz Qualifying Round of 16
Karolina Sprem defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 3-6 6-1 6-4 in the Linz qualifying round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. That levelled the head-to-head at 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Karolina Sprem dropped the opening set before beating Tsvetana Pironkova 3–6 6–1 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSprem K. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
5 shared · last 12 monthsSprem K. and Pironkova T. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sprem K. went 3–2 (60%) against them, Pironkova T. 3–2 (60%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 0 better-results split).
vs Bartoli M.L3-6 6-2 1-6Stuttgart · clayL5-7 2-6Australian Open · hard
vs Cibulkova D.L4-6 3-6Miami · hardL6-7 4-6Dubai · hard
vs Erakovic M.W6-0 6-2Miami · hardW6-4 6-1Indian Wells · hard
Head-to-head
4 meetings · level 2–2Hard: Sprem K. leads 2–1 · Clay: Pironkova T. leads 1–0
- Sprem K.October 2009LinzThis matchHard3-6 6-1 6-4
- Pironkova T.January 2009Australian OpenHard6-0 6-4
- Pironkova T.October 2006StuttgartClay6-1 6-4
- Sprem K.October 2005FilderstadtHard6-3 6-7(4) 7-5
Draw
Player context
Before the matchCite this
Karolina Sprem beat Tsvetana Pironkova 3-6 6-1 6-4. Umpiry, "Karolina Sprem vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Linz Qualifying Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2009-10-11/pironkova-vs-sprem-linz-q16?utm_source=cite (as of 11 October 2009).