Sara Errani vs Dominika Cibulkova — Barcelona Final

Barcelona · WTA · Final
ITA
Sara Errani
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2012
clay
SVK
Dominika Cibulkova
37 yrs · 161 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Errani S.
6-2 6-2
Cibulkova D.
Errani S.
662
Cibulkova D.
22–

Sara Errani defeated Dominika Cibulkova 6-2 6-2 in the Barcelona final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dominika Cibulkova came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Sara Errani narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-01-07SydneyQFhardDominika Cibulkova6-2 6-1
2011-10-10LinzR16hardDominika Cibulkova6-7(1) 6-3 6-1
2011-01-03BrisbaneR32hardDominika Cibulkova6-3 6-0
2010-03-08Indian WellsR64hardSara Errani7-5 6-4
2010-03-01MonterreyR16hardDominika Cibulkova3-6 6-4 6-1
2009-08-17TorontoR64hardDominika Cibulkova6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Errani S.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Cibulkova D.

Cibulkova D.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Errani S.

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
Errani S.Cibulkova D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
78%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
55%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.3
1.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Errani S.Cibulkova D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
71
Break points saved·Dominant
8
78
Break points won·Slight edge
98
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
78
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
34
84

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

Draw

Final
Errani S.
Cibulkova D.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Errani S.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-16-2
Cibulkova D.
Cirstea S.
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Errani S.
Goerges J.
6-26-3
Cirstea S.
Govortsova O.
2-66-16-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Halep S.
6-46-1
Cibulkova D.
Beygelzimer Y.
3-66-06-0
R16
Goerges J.
Muguruza G.
7-55-76-2
Halep S.
Vinci R.
6-16-3
Govortsova O.
Pous Tio L.
7-646-766-2
Cibulkova D.
Koukalova K.
5-76-46-4
Beygelzimer Y.
Pennetta F.
6-26-756-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Cetkovska P.
6-26-4
Errani S.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-06-2
Cirstea S.
Dominguez Lino L.
1-66-36-1
R32
Cirstea S.
Hercog P.
6-40-0
Dominguez Lino L.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-16-2
Cetkovska P.
Peer S.
6-15-77-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Bona A.
6-36-1
Halep S.
Stephens S.
6-46-4
Vinci R.
Johansson M.
1-66-16-1
Errani S.
Begu I.
7-656-4
Cabeza Candela E.
Bratchikova N.
6-27-5
Muguruza G.
Parra Santonja A.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Rezai A.
6-46-0
Govortsova O.
Schiavone F.
6-46-3
Pous Tio L.
Strycova B.
6-16-2
Cibulkova D.
Bremond I.
6-06-3
Koukalova K.
Thorpe L.
6-36-4
Beygelzimer Y.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-37-64
Pennetta F.
Arruabarrena L.
6-06-4