Simona Halep vs Shuai Zhang — Indian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
ROU
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2012
hard
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Halep S.
6-1 6-1
Zhang S.
Halep S.
662
Zhang S.
11–

Simona Halep defeated Shuai Zhang 6-1 6-1 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 64. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-08TorontoR32hardSimona Halep6-4 6-2
2022-04-28MadridR64claySimona Halep6-2 6-3
2019-07-01WimbledonQFgrassSimona Halep7-6(4) 6-1
2016-10-03BeijingR16hardShuai Zhang6-0 6-3
2016-01-18Australian OpenR128hardShuai Zhang6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Halep S.Zhang S.
—
Serve
17
—
Return
58

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Halep S.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
62
Break points saved·Dominant
87
55
Break points won·Clear edge
100
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
78
Tiebreaks·Even
82
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Halep S.Zhang S.
Freshness·
—
96

Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 10%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Sharapova M.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Ivanovic A.
6-40-1
Azarenka V.
Kerber A.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.
Li N.
6-46-2
Sharapova M.
Kirilenko M.
3-67-56-2
Ivanovic A.
Bartoli M.
6-36-4
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
6-06-2
R16
Radwanska A.
Hampton J.
6-34-63-0
Bartoli M.
Safarova L.
6-16-4
Kirilenko M.
Petrova N.
6-15-76-2
Ivanovic A.
Wozniacki C.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Goerges J.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.
Vinci R.
6-26-1
Kerber A.
Mchale C.
6-33-67-64
Li N.
Koukalova K.
6-16-0
R32
Safarova L.
Schiavone F.
6-20-0
Kirilenko M.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-24-66-4
Kerber A.
King V.
W/O
Koukalova K.
Zvonareva V.
W/O
Wozniacki C.
Arvidsson S.
3-67-56-2
Ivanovic A.
Pervak K.
6-786-36-2
Vinci R.
Cibulkova D.
6-756-06-4
Li N.
Zheng J.
6-16-3
Petrova N.
Stosur S.
6-16-767-65
Radwanska A.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.
Kuznetsova S.
6-16-2
Mchale C.
Kvitova P.
2-66-26-3
Goerges J.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-4
Hampton J.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-716-2
Bartoli M.
Scheepers C.
6-26-0
Sharapova M.
Halep S.
6-36-4
R64
Safarova L.
Paszek T.
6-33-1
Zvonareva V.
Date Krumm K.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Bacsinszky T.
6-32-0
Cibulkova D.
Rybarikova M.
2-1
Pennetta F.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-4
Radwanska A.
Cirstea S.
6-26-4
Pervak K.
Peng S.
6-46-0
Ivanovic A.
Larsson J.
6-16-2
Schiavone F.
Tsurenko L.
6-26-4
Scheepers C.
Kanepi K.
6-36-2
Stosur S.
Falconi I.
6-06-3
Petrova N.
Davis L.
6-36-2
Arvidsson S.
Niculescu M.
6-36-3
Kvitova P.
Strycova B.
6-16-3
Mchale C.
Vesnina E.
6-37-5
Kerber A.
Stephens S.
2-67-56-4
King V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-4
Koukalova K.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-776-3
Zheng J.
Krajicek M.
6-16-3
Li N.
Voskoboeva G.
3-66-36-3
Wozniacki C.
Makarova K.
6-26-0
Bartoli M.
Lepchenko V.
2-66-27-5
Azarenka V.
Barthel M.
6-46-747-66
Medina Garrigues A.
Mirza S.
6-27-5
Goerges J.
Baltacha E.
6-36-2
Hampton J.
Jankovic J.
6-46-3
Gajdosova J.
Wickmayer Y.
2-66-26-4
Kirilenko M.
Begu I.
7-646-4
Dominguez Lino L.
Lisicki S.
6-16-4
Vinci R.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-3
Halep S.
Cetkovska P.
6-26-4
Sharapova M.
Dulko G.
6-26-0
R128
Larsson J.
Arn G.
4-1
Tsurenko L.
Peer S.
4-66-37-5
Bacsinszky T.
Keothavong A.
6-42-67-5
Hampton J.
Hercog P.
6-06-1
Dulko G.
Dokic J.
1-0
Falconi I.
Dulgheru A.
4-65-2
Koukalova K.
Pous Tio L.
6-16-1
Pervak K.
Govortsova O.
6-36-1
Paszek T.
Yakimova A.
6-42-66-1
Scheepers C.
Johansson M.
6-36-3
Lepchenko V.
Panova A.
7-636-2
Voskoboeva G.
Erakovic M.
5-76-37-5
Krajicek M.
Radwanska U.
3-66-46-4
Date Krumm K.
Parmentier P.
6-16-3
Barthel M.
Craybas J.
6-16-2
Mirza S.
Barrois K.
4-66-26-4
Baltacha E.
Rus A.
3-66-46-3
Gajdosova J.
Vandeweghe C.
4-66-36-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Pironkova T.
6-46-2
Cirstea S.
Benesova I.
4-67-57-65
Strycova B.
Morita A.
2-66-16-4
Vesnina E.
Dellacqua C.
6-47-5
Stephens S.
Wozniak A.
4-67-57-67
King V.
Errani S.
7-636-4
Halep S.
Zhang S.
6-16-1
Soler Espinosa S.
Brianti A.
6-31-67-64
Rybarikova M.
Pegula J.
5-76-36-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-31-67-5
Begu I.
Hradecka L.
4-67-56-2
Davis L.
Martic P.
6-27-67
Makarova K.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-3
Arvidsson S.
Daniilidou E.
6-47-64