Simona Halep vs Sofia Arvidsson — Brussels Semi-final

Brussels · WTA · Semi-final
ROU
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 May 2012
clay
SWE
Sofia Arvidsson
42 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Halep S.
6-4 6-3
Arvidsson S.
Halep S.
662
Arvidsson S.
43–

Simona Halep defeated Sofia Arvidsson 6-4 6-3 in the Brussels semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sofia Arvidsson came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Arvidsson S.

Arvidsson S.serving50% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Halep 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
Halep S.Arvidsson S.
1st serve in·Even
66%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 79). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Arvidsson S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
40
Break points saved·Dominant
87
50
Break points won·Dominant
100
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
62
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
56

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

Draw

Final
Radwanska A.
Halep S.
7-56-0
Semi-finals
Radwanska A.
Kanepi K.
7-686-3
Halep S.
Arvidsson S.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Halep S.
Cibulkova D.
0-66-46-3
Arvidsson S.
Radwanska U.
7-56-4
Kanepi K.
Pironkova T.
6-36-1
Radwanska A.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-1
R16
Cibulkova D.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-4
Radwanska U.
Bartoli M.
6-46-2
Arvidsson S.
Rus A.
6-23-1
Halep S.
Niculescu M.
6-16-1
Kanepi K.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-2
Pironkova T.
Petrova N.
6-36-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Scheepers C.
4-66-46-2
Radwanska A.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-0
R32
Pironkova T.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-4
Tsurenko L.
Arn G.
6-16-4
Niculescu M.
Mirza S.
6-17-5
Halep S.
Jankovic J.
6-23-67-63
Jovanovski B.
Hendler T.
7-57-5
Van Uytvanck A.
Pervak K.
6-35-76-4
Scheepers C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-2
Petrova N.
Bondarenko K.
6-46-4
Kanepi K.
Falconi I.
6-36-2
Radwanska U.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-2
Rus A.
Zheng J.
7-53-66-4
Arvidsson S.
Peng S.
7-56-3
Cibulkova D.
Mchale C.
7-616-1
Wickmayer Y.
Chakvetadze A.
3-66-46-1