Kim Clijsters vs Samantha Stosur — WTA Championships Semi-final

WTA Championships · WTA · Semi-final
BEL
Kim Clijsters
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 October 2010
hard
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Clijsters K.
7-6 6-1
Stosur S.
Clijsters K.
7762
Stosur S.
631–

Kim Clijsters defeated Samantha Stosur 7-6 6-1 in the WTA Championships semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Kim Clijsters extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-08-30US OpenQFhardKim Clijsters6-4 5-7 6-3
2010-03-22MiamiQFhardKim Clijsters6-3 7-5
2007-03-19MiamiR32hardKim Clijsters6-4 6-2
2006-07-31San DiegoR32hardKim Clijsters6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Clijsters K.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Stosur S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

Serve advantage — Clijsters K.

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
Clijsters K.Stosur S.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.6
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (95 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clijsters K.Stosur S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
45
Break points saved·Even
87
85
Break points won·Clear edge
82
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
75
45
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
66
47

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

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Wozniacki C.
6-35-76-3
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Stosur S.
7-636-1
Wozniacki C.
Zvonareva V.
7-56-0
Round Robin
Wozniacki C.
Schiavone F.
3-66-16-1
Zvonareva V.
Clijsters K.
6-47-5
Zvonareva V.
Jankovic J.
6-36-0
Stosur S.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-3
Stosur S.
Schiavone F.
6-46-4
Wozniacki C.
Dementieva E.
6-16-1
Azarenka V.
Jankovic J.
6-46-1
Clijsters K.
Azarenka V.
6-45-76-1
Clijsters K.
Jankovic J.
6-26-3
Zvonareva V.
Azarenka V.
7-646-4
Schiavone F.
Dementieva E.
6-46-2
Dementieva E.
Stosur S.
4-66-47-64