Anabel Medina Garrigues vs Klara KoukalovaDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
43 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 13 February 2012
hard
44 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Medina Garrigues A.
6-4 6-1
Koukalova K.
Medina Garrigues A.
662
Koukalova K.
41

Anabel Medina Garrigues defeated Klara Koukalova 6-4 6-1 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Klara Koukalova came in defending last year's quarter-final. Anabel Medina Garrigues extended the head-to-head to 6–5.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-03-18MiamiR64hardKlara Koukalova6-3 7-6(3)
2013-01-28ParisR32carpetKlara Koukalova2-6 7-5 6-0
2011-04-25EstorilQFclayAnabel Medina Garrigues6-3 7-5
2010-03-01MonterreyR32hardKlara Koukalova7-5 7-5
2009-04-27FesR16clayAnabel Medina Garrigues1-6 7-6(1) 6-3
2008-05-19StrasbourgR32clayAnabel Medina Garrigues7-6(3) 7-5
2006-10-02Japan OpenR32hardAnabel Medina Garrigues7-6(3) 7-5
2005-07-18PalermoFclayAnabel Medina Garrigues6-4 6-0
2004-06-14s HertogenboschSFgrassKlara Koukalova7-5 3-0 RET
2003-05-12RomeR64clayKlara Koukalova7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Medina Garrigues A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Koukalova K.

Koukalova K.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Medina Garrigues A.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
50%
Aces / match·Even
1.6
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (74 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
26
18
Break points saved·Clear edge
48
25
Break points won·Dominant
75
44
Deciding sets·Dominant
22
56
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
60
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 23 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw