Flavia Pennetta vs Simona Halep — Marbella Quarter-final

Marbella · WTA · Quarter-final
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 April 2010
clay
ROU
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
Pennetta F.
6-4 7-6
Halep S.
Pennetta F.
6772
Halep S.
464–

Flavia Pennetta defeated Simona Halep 6-4 7-6 in the Marbella quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Flavia Pennetta extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-10-25WTA FinalsRRhardSimona Halep6-0 6-3
2015-08-31US OpenSFhardFlavia Pennetta6-1 6-3
2015-03-23MiamiR16hardSimona Halep6-3 7-5
2013-08-26US OpenR16hardFlavia Pennetta6-2 7-6(3)
2013-07-15BastadR16clayFlavia Pennetta4-6 7-5 2-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

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
Pennetta F.Halep S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
54%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pennetta F.Halep S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
89
Break points saved·Even
83
87
Break points won·Slight edge
89
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
69
98
Tiebreaks·Even
78
82

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

Draw

Final
Pennetta F.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-24-66-3
Semi-finals
Pennetta F.
Errani S.
6-16-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Martinez Sanchez M.
2-66-36-2
Quarter-finals
Martinez Sanchez M.
Azarenka V.
0-4
Errani S.
Garcia Vidagany B.
6-756-46-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Maria T.
4-66-16-2
Pennetta F.
Halep S.
6-47-64
R16
Pennetta F.
Pous Tio L.
6-26-2
Maria T.
Rezai A.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Hercog P.
6-47-62
Errani S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-17-61
Garcia Vidagany B.
Clijsters K.
7-54-66-4
Halep S.
Cirstea S.
6-47-64
Martinez Sanchez M.
Brianti A.
6-06-2
R32
Azarenka V.
Meusburger Y.
6-36-0
Cabeza Candela E.
Martic P.
1-67-636-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Parra Santonja A.
6-16-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Vinci R.
6-46-0
Hercog P.
Olaru R.
6-36-4
Maria T.
Zahlavova S.
6-46-0
Rezai A.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-16-1
Martinez Sanchez M.
Voegele S.
6-46-3
Brianti A.
Coin J.
6-26-0
Pennetta F.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-1
Pous Tio L.
Flipkens K.
6-16-3
Halep S.
Benesova I.
6-46-1
Cirstea S.
Kirilenko M.
4-67-626-4
Clijsters K.
Dulgheru A.
6-46-716-2
Garcia Vidagany B.
Barrois K.
7-56-4
Errani S.
Rus A.
6-16-2