Sara Errani defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-1 7-6 in the Marbella round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Anabel Medina Garrigues came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final. Sara Errani narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-08-08 | Toronto | R64 | hard | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2011-07-04 | Budapest | QF | clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 4-6 7-5 3-0 RET |
| 2009-04-06 | Marbella | QF | clay | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 6-2 6-7(4) 7-5 |
| 2008-07-21 | Portoroz | F | hard | Sara Errani | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2007-09-10 | Bali | R16 | hard | Sara Errani | 7-5 4-6 6-4 |
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 157). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About