Vera Zvonareva vs Kim Clijsters | Vera Zvonareva Wins 6-4 7-5

DohaRound RobinHardFri 29 OctFinal

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Vera Zvonareva defeated Kim Clijsters 6-4 7-5 in the Doha round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, but Vera Zvonareva had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Vera Zvonareva narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Match story: Vera Zvonareva edged Kim Clijsters in two tight sets (6–4 7–5).

How the match was decided

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Zvonareva V. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

11 shared · last 12 months

Zvonareva V. and Clijsters K. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Zvonareva V. went 10–8 (56%) against them, Clijsters K. 17–1 (94%). Clijsters K. came out better against 6 of 11 comparable opponents, Zvonareva V. against 0.

10–856%Zvonareva V. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents17–194%Clijsters K. · better vs 6

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

21–18Sets34–8

176–175Games246–152

3–0Tiebreaks4–2

2–1Deciding sets6–0

vs Azarenka V.#455W7-6(4) 6-4Doha · hardW6-4 5-7 6-1Doha · hard
vs Williams V.#599L5-7 3-6Madrid · clayW6-2 6-1Miami · hard
vs Wickmayer Y.W6-4 6-2Wimbledon · grassW6-1 6-1Eastbourne · grass

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vs Kvitova P.L4-6 0-6Rome · clayW6-1 6-1Miami · hard
vs Stosur S.L2-6 5-7Indian Wells · hardW6-3 7-5Miami · hard
vs Jankovic J.W6-3 6-0WTA Championships · hardW6-2 6-3Doha · hard
vs Pennetta F.L4-6 3-6Cincinnati · hardW7-6 6-4Cincinnati · hard
vs Petkovic A.W6-1 6-2US Open · hardW6-4 6-2Brisbane · hard
vs Henin J.L1-6 4-6Miami · hardW6-2 6-7 7-6Miami · hard
vs Kirilenko M.W7-5 2-6 7-6Cincinnati · hardW6-3 6-3Wimbledon · grass
vs Safina D.W6-4 7-6Beijing · hardW7-5 6-2Cincinnati · hard

Head-to-head

9 meetings · Clijsters K. leads 6–3

Hard: Clijsters K. leads 4–2 · Grass: Clijsters K. leads 2–1

Zvonareva V.October 2010DohaThis matchHard6-4 7-5
Clijsters K.August 2010US OpenHard6-2 6-1
Zvonareva V.August 2010MontrealHard2-6 6-3 6-2
Zvonareva V.June 2010WimbledonGrass3-6 6-4 6-2
Clijsters K.October 2006HasseltHard6-4 3-6 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Zvonareva V.Clijsters K.1 784ELO2 0811 701Hard ELO2 0295–5Last 103–726Age27172 cmHeight175 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Vera Zvonareva beat Kim Clijsters 6-4 7-5. Umpiry, "Vera Zvonareva vs Kim Clijsters — Doha Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2010-10-29/clijsters-vs-zvonareva-doha-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 29 October 2010).