Kiki Bertens vs Simona Halep — Fes Semi-final

Fes · WTA · Semi-final
NED
Kiki Bertens
34 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 April 2012
clay
ROU
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
Bertens K.
6-3 6-4
Halep S.
Bertens K.
662
Halep S.
34–

Kiki Bertens defeated Simona Halep 6-3 6-4 in the Fes semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in defending last year's final. Kiki Bertens extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Kiki Bertens closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-06MadridFclayKiki Bertens6-4 6-4
2018-08-13CincinnatiFhardKiki Bertens2-6 7-6(6) 6-2
2017-05-15RomeSFclaySimona Halep7-5 6-1
2016-06-27WimbledonR32grassSimona Halep6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Bertens K.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Bertens K.

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
Bertens K.Halep S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.2
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bertens K.Halep S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
89
Break points saved·Clear edge
71
87
Break points won·Slight edge
89
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
53
82

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

Draw

Final
Bertens K.
Pous Tio L.
7-56-0
Semi-finals
Pous Tio L.
Johansson M.
6-12-67-5
Bertens K.
Halep S.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Pous Tio L.
Begu I.
6-46-1
Johansson M.
Cetkovska P.
6-36-4
Bertens K.
Muguruza G.
6-16-4
Halep S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-1
R16
Muguruza G.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-40-0
Begu I.
Kuznetsova S.
1-67-643-2
Bertens K.
Scheepers C.
7-51-66-3
Johansson M.
Peer S.
4-66-36-2
Cetkovska P.
Bacsinszky T.
6-36-2
Pous Tio L.
Rus A.
6-37-5
Medina Garrigues A.
Minella M.
6-26-3
Halep S.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-27-5
R32
Halep S.
El Allami F.
6-10-0
Bacsinszky T.
Rodionova A.
2-64-0
Bertens K.
Radwanska U.
6-47-5
Muguruza G.
Tatishvili A.
7-55-76-4
Mayr Achleitner P.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-2
Kuznetsova S.
Daniilidou E.
6-17-5
Cadantu Ignatik A.
Brianti A.
5-77-56-1
Minella M.
Panova A.
6-37-610
Medina Garrigues A.
Bratchikova N.
6-26-4
Peer S.
Rybarikova M.
5-76-37-5
Johansson M.
Lalami N.
6-16-1
Cetkovska P.
Czink M.
6-46-2
Rus A.
Koukalova K.
6-45-77-69
Pous Tio L.
Govortsova O.
6-26-1
Begu I.
Babos T.
7-636-3
Scheepers C.
Rodionova A.
6-46-4