Victoria Azarenka vs Vera Zvonareva — Istanbul Semi-final
Victoria Azarenka defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-2 6-3 in the Istanbul semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Vera Zvonareva came in ranked #290, leading the head-to-head 7–4. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 7–5.
Key context
- Match story: Victoria Azarenka dropped just 5 games past Vera Zvonareva.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedAzarenka V. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
19 shared · last 12 monthsAzarenka V. and Zvonareva V. faced 19 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Azarenka V. went 19–11 (63%) against them, Zvonareva V. 21–15 (58%). Results against comparable opponents are close (5 : 5 better-results split).
19–1163%Azarenka V. · better vs 5Record vs common opponents21–1558%Zvonareva V. · better vs 5
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
44–27Sets49–37
347–289Games435–379
2–2Tiebreaks4–5
6–6Deciding sets7–7
vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#642W3-6 6-1 6-4Miami · hardW3-6 6-4 6-2Stuttgart · clay
vs Williams S.L1-6 6-7US Open · hardW3-6 7-6 7-5Eastbourne · grass
vs Kvitova P.L5-7 6-4 3-6WTA Championships · hardL2-6 4-6WTA Championships · hard
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vs Wozniacki C.L0-3Indian Wells · hardW6-4 6-4Doha · hard
vs Stosur S.W6-2 6-2WTA Championships · hardL3-6 3-6US Open · hard- vs Makarova K.W6-2 6-3Roland Garros · clayW6-3 6-0Cincinnati · hard
vs Bartoli M.L2-6 0-2Eastbourne · grassW2-6 6-3 6-2Miami · hard- vs Sharapova M.W6-1 6-4Miami · hardL6-2 3-6 3-6Cincinnati · hard
- vs Koukalova K.W6-3 7-5Tokyo · hardW6-3 4-6 6-2Beijing · hard
vs Cibulkova D.W3-6 6-3 6-4Miami · hardL6-4 6-7 4-6Indian Wells · hard
vs Radwanska A.L3-6 6-4 2-6Tokyo · hardL3-6 2-6Tokyo · hard
vs Pennetta F.L3-6 7-6 4-6Dubai · hardL5-7 5-7Sydney · hard
vs Clijsters K.L3-6 2-6Sydney · hardL3-6 3-6Australian Open · hard- vs Safarova L.W6-3 3-6 6-2Madrid · clayW6-3 7-6Australian Open · hard
- vs Benesova I.W6-3 6-2Luxembourg · hardW6-1 6-2Tokyo · hard
- vs Vinci R.W6-3 6-2Roland Garros · clayW6-4 6-2RUS vs ITA · hard
- vs Hantuchova D.L6-4 1-6 2-6Doha · hardW7-5 6-7 7-5Doha · hard
vs Jankovic J.W6-4 6-1Doha · hardW6-1 2-6 6-4Doha · hard- vs Dushevina V.W6-0 6-0Madrid · clayW6-3 6-0San Diego · hard
Head-to-head
12 meetings · Zvonareva V. leads 7–557
Clay: level 1–1 · Hard: Zvonareva V. leads 6–4
- Azarenka V.October 2011IstanbulThis matchClay6-2 6-3
- Azarenka V.October 2011WTA ChampionshipsHard6-2 6-3
- Azarenka V.March 2011MiamiHard6-0 6-3
- Zvonareva V.October 2010DohaHard7-6(4) 6-4
- Zvonareva V.October 2010WTA ChampionshipsHard7-6 6-4
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchAzarenka V.Zvonareva V.1 932ELO1 7861 763Clay ELO1 6715–5Last 106–422Age27180 cmHeight172 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $38.9MEarningsCareer $17.0M2026 $438K