Samantha Stosur vs Lucie Safarova — Dubai Round of 16
Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2012
hard
Stosur S.6-1 6-7 6-1
Safarova L.
Stosur S.
66562
Safarova L.
17711
Samantha Stosur defeated Lucie Safarova 6-1 6-7 6-1 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 10–3, defending last year's round of 64. Samantha Stosur narrowed the head-to-head to 10–4.
Key context
- Match story: Samantha Stosur came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 6–1.
Head to head
3–10| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-23 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Samantha Stosur | 6-3 6-7(0) 7-5 |
| 2016-04-25 | Prague | F | clay | Lucie Safarova | 3-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 2015-02-23 | Doha | R32 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 7-6(3) 6-4 |
| 2015-01-12 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Samantha Stosur | 7-6(3) 5-7 6-3 |
| 2014-03-31 | Charleston | R16 | clay | Lucie Safarova | 3-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2013-09-30 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2013-09-23 | Tokyo | R16 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2013-06-17 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Lucie Safarova | 7-6(5) 6-3 |
| 2012-08-06 | Montreal | R16 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 7-6(9) 7-6(5) |
| 2011-03-21 | Miami | R32 | hard | Samantha Stosur | 6-0 7-6(1) |
| 2009-01-05 | Brisbane | R16 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2006-08-28 | US Open | R128 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-2 7-6(5) |
| 2006-04-10 | Charleston | R64 | clay | Lucie Safarova | 5-7 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·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.0
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
45
44
Break points saved·Even
85
89
Break points won·Slight edge
61
50
Deciding sets·Even
45
47
Tiebreaks·Even
47
50
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 33 km/hHumidity 32%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Radwanska A.
Lisicki S.
6-26-1
Wozniacki C.
Ivanovic A.
6-37-5
Goerges J.
Hantuchova D.
4-66-36-4
R16
Goerges J.
Dellacqua C.
6-06-2
Lisicki S.
Benesova I.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Peer S.
7-56-4
Stosur S.
Safarova L.
6-16-756-1
Jankovic J.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Ivanovic A.
Kirilenko M.
6-27-64
Wozniacki C.
Halep S.
6-26-3
Hantuchova D.
Peng S.
7-56-2
R32
Benesova I.
Cibulkova D.
3-1
Pennetta F.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Wozniak A.
6-16-767-5
Peer S.
Al Nabhani F.
6-36-1
Goerges J.
Kuznetsova S.
2-67-626-4
Hantuchova D.
Hercog P.
1-67-57-64
Peng S.
Bartoli M.
6-46-3
Halep S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-2
Kirilenko M.
Niculescu M.
6-36-0
Ivanovic A.
Schiavone F.
6-17-5
Jankovic J.
Cetkovska P.
6-26-2
Safarova L.
Martic P.
6-35-76-3