Petra Kvitova vs Samantha Stosur — Istanbul Semi-final
Petra Kvitova defeated Samantha Stosur 5-7 6-3 6-3 in the Istanbul semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Petra Kvitova came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Petra Kvitova extended the head-to-head to 4–0.
Key context
- Match story: Petra Kvitova dropped the opening set before beating Samantha Stosur 5–7 6–3 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKvitova P. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
14 shared · last 12 monthsKvitova P. and Stosur S. faced 14 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kvitova P. went 19–6 (76%) against them, Stosur S. 13–7 (65%). Results against comparable opponents are close (4 : 3 better-results split).
19–676%Kvitova P. · better vs 4Record vs common opponents13–765%Stosur S. · better vs 3
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
41–18Sets27–18
309–240Games223–199
4–3Tiebreaks3–3
6–4Deciding sets4–1
vs Zvonareva V.#290W6-1 6-4Madrid · clayW2-6 6-3 7-6Stuttgart · clay
vs Li N.#304L6-2 1-6 3-6Roland Garros · clayW6-4 3-6 6-4Cincinnati · hard
vs Azarenka V.#455W7-5 4-6 6-3WTA Championships · hardL2-6 2-6WTA Championships · hard
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- vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#642L4-6 7-6 0-6Miami · hardL6-7 3-6Madrid · clay
vs Wickmayer Y.W5-7 6-3 7-6Paris · carpetW7-5 6-4Sydney · hard
vs Hantuchova D.W7-6 4-2Eastbourne · grassW7-6 7-5Madrid · clay
vs Bartoli M.L1-6 6-4 5-7Eastbourne · grassL3-6 1-6Eastbourne · grass- vs Sharapova M.W4-3Tokyo · hardW6-1 7-5WTA Championships · hard
- vs Clijsters K.W6-4 6-3Paris · carpetL6-7(3) 1-6Doha · hard
vs Jankovic J.W4-6 6-4 6-3Linz · hardL3-6 7-5 6-7Dubai · hard- vs Zheng J.W6-4 6-1Roland Garros · clayW6-2 6-1Miami · hard
vs Pironkova T.W6-3 6-7 6-2Wimbledon · grassW6-4 6-0Beijing · hard
vs Arvidsson S.L6-7 6-4 3-6Beijing · hardW6-2 6-3US Open · hard
vs Mayr Achleitner P.Hard to compareW6-2 6-3Linz · hardW6-1 6-2Charleston · clay
Head-to-head
4 meetings · Kvitova P. leads 4–040
Clay: Kvitova P. leads 2–0 · Hard: Kvitova P. leads 2–0
- Kvitova P.October 2011IstanbulThis matchClay5-7 6-3 6-3
- Kvitova P.October 2011WTA ChampionshipsHard5-7 6-3 6-3
- Kvitova P.January 2011Australian OpenHard7-6 6-3
- Kvitova P.May 2008Roland GarrosClay6-2 6-1
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchKvitova P.Stosur S.1 880ELO1 6841 719Clay ELO1 7771–9Last 101–921Age27183 cmHeight172 cmLeftPlaysRight