Klara Koukalova vs Vania King — Seoul Quarter-final

Seoul · WTA · Quarter-final
CZE
Klara Koukalova
44 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 September 2011
hard
USA
Vania King
37 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
Koukalova K.
6-2 4-6 6-1
King V.
Koukalova K.
6462
King V.
2611

Klara Koukalova defeated Vania King 6-2 4-6 6-1 in the Seoul quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vania King came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Klara Koukalova claimed a first win over Vania King in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Klara Koukalova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–2 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-03-02MonterreyR32hardVania King6-1 6-4
2006-03-06Indian WellsR64hardVania King6-3 6-3
2005-08-29US OpenR128hardVania King6-3 3-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Koukalova K.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs King V.

King V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Koukalova K.

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
Koukalova K.King V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
53%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
50%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 151). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Koukalova K.King V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
18
28
Break points saved·Dominant
25
54
Break points won·Slight edge
44
54
Deciding sets·Clear edge
56
37
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
55
64

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Martinez Sanchez M.
Voskoboeva G.
7-607-62
Semi-finals
Martinez Sanchez M.
Koukalova K.
6-36-2
Voskoboeva G.
Hercog P.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Koukalova K.
King V.
6-24-66-1
Martinez Sanchez M.
Goerges J.
7-666-1
Voskoboeva G.
Dushevina V.
6-26-3
Hercog P.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-1
R16
Cibulkova D.
Shvedova Y.
7-640-0
Dushevina V.
Dulgheru A.
6-36-1
King V.
Bartoli M.
6-37-5
Hercog P.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-37-5
Voskoboeva G.
Benesova I.
6-46-4
Koukalova K.
Begu I.
6-16-1
Goerges J.
Daniilidou E.
6-47-5
Martinez Sanchez M.
Pliskova K.
7-656-2
R32
Benesova I.
Yakimova A.
6-36-2
Dulgheru A.
Rus A.
2-66-07-5
Dushevina V.
Schiavone F.
7-646-2
Cibulkova D.
Parra Santonja A.
6-37-5
Voskoboeva G.
Makarova K.
6-46-4
King V.
Date Krumm K.
6-26-2
Bartoli M.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-26-2
Daniilidou E.
Kim S.
4-66-27-5
Goerges J.
Sema Y.
6-16-1
Begu I.
Amanmuradova A.
6-16-3
Koukalova K.
Morita A.
6-36-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Falconi I.
6-36-3
Hercog P.
Kucova Z.
6-06-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Birnerova E.
6-46-4
Shvedova Y.
Tanasugarn T.
6-26-0
Pliskova K.
Rottmann N.
6-17-5