Iveta Benesova vs Lucie Safarova — Brisbane Round of 32
Brisbane · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2012
hard
Benesova I.2-6 7-5 7-5
Safarova L.
Benesova I.
2772
Safarova L.
6551
Iveta Benesova defeated Lucie Safarova 2-6 7-5 7-5 in the Brisbane round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Iveta Benesova claimed a first win over Lucie Safarova in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Iveta Benesova dropped the opening set before beating Lucie Safarova 2–6 7–5 7–5.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-10 | Linz | R32 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
| 2009-08-10 | Cincinnati | R64 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 7-6(7) |
| 2008-08-18 | Forest Hills | SF | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2005-08-22 | Forest Hills | SF | hard | Lucie Safarova | 2-6 6-1 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Safarova L.
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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
51%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
41%
Break points saved·Clear edge
45%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.4
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (5 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
27°CPartly cloudy
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 44%
Draw
Semi-finals
Hantuchova D.
Clijsters K.
6-743-1
Kanepi K.
Schiavone F.
6-36-0
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
W/O
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Tsurenko L.
4-66-16-2
Quarter-finals
Hantuchova D.
Williams S.
W/O
Schiavone F.
Jankovic J.
5-77-626-3
Clijsters K.
Benesova I.
6-36-2
Kanepi K.
Petkovic A.
6-17-67
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kerber A.
7-637-63
Azarenka V.
Pervak K.
6-16-0
Williams S.
Stephens S.
6-46-3
Tsurenko L.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-4
R16
Kanepi K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-06-3
Petkovic A.
Strycova B.
7-626-0
Benesova I.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Clijsters K.
Ivanovic A.
6-11-66-3
Williams S.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-4
Hantuchova D.
King V.
4-66-26-3
Jankovic J.
Bratchikova N.
6-36-2
Schiavone F.
Voskoboeva G.
6-46-4
Pervak K.
Radwanska U.
3-66-27-66
Tsurenko L.
Gajdosova J.
1-66-16-4
Azarenka V.
Lisicki S.
6-36-3
Stephens S.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Cornet A.
6-26-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kvitova P.
6-47-5
Kerber A.
Puig M.
3-66-47-67
Hantuchova D.
Errani S.
4-66-17-5
R32
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Hercog P.
6-14-1
Schiavone F.
Pervak K.
4-4
Stosur S.
Yakimova A.
6-26-3
Jovanovski B.
Dellacqua C.
6-46-2
Clijsters K.
Halep S.
6-16-4
Benesova I.
Safarova L.
2-67-57-5
Petkovic A.
Peer S.
7-621-66-3
Strycova B.
Rogowska O.
6-24-66-4
Kanepi K.
Panova A.
7-53-66-2
Voskoboeva G.
Dushevina V.
6-06-0
Bratchikova N.
Koukalova K.
1-66-47-5
Jankovic J.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Cibulkova D.
3-66-46-3
King V.
Czink M.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Scheepers C.
6-26-3
Ivanovic A.
Paszek T.
6-36-3
Kerber A.
Tatishvili A.
6-24-66-2
Errani S.
Puchkova O.
6-16-3
Hantuchova D.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-56-2
Gajdosova J.
Vinci R.
4-66-16-3
Williams S.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-1
Puig M.
Rogowska O.
6-26-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Hradecka L.
6-33-66-3
Kvitova P.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-4
Arvidsson S.
Stosur S.
7-647-5
Stephens S.
Cibulkova D.
6-26-3
Cornet A.
Bobusic B.
2-66-36-1
Pervak K.
Wozniacki C.
2-66-37-61
Radwanska U.
Paszek T.
2-66-06-2
Lisicki S.
Safarova L.
6-26-4