Vania King vs Simona HalepMontreal Q16

Montreal · WTA · Q16
37 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 15 August 2010 ·
hard
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLW
King V.
7-6 6-1
Halep S.
King V.
7762
Halep S.
6510

Vania King defeated Simona Halep 7-6 6-1 in the Montreal q16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Vania King had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Vania King claimed a first win over Simona Halep in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Vania King came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-07-11BucharestSFclaySimona Halep6-7 6-4 6-3
2016-03-07Indian WellsR64hardSimona Halep6-1 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.9
2.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (180 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
30
80
Break points saved·Dominant
21
48
Break points won·Dominant
46
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
60
83

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw