Sloane Stephens vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Brussels Round of 32

Brussels · WTA · Round of 32
Sloane Stephens
USA
Sloane Stephens
#315WTA
1683ELO
1664Clay ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 May 2013
clay
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Stephens S.
6-3 2-6 6-3
Pironkova T.
Stephens S.
6262
Pironkova T.
3631

Sloane Stephens defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-3 2-6 6-3 in the Brussels round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Sloane Stephens came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Sloane Stephens extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sloane Stephens closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 6–3.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR32clayTsvetana Pironkova6-2 6-1
2015-05-25Roland GarrosR32claySloane Stephens6-4 6-1
2012-08-13CincinnatiR64hardSloane Stephens6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Stephens 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
Stephens S.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.2
2.2
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
20
Break points saved·Dominant
78
46
Break points won·Clear edge
90
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
7
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
61

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

Draw

Final
Kanepi K.
Peng S.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Peng S.
Oprandi R.
6-42-66-4
Kanepi K.
Hampton J.
7-666-4
Quarter-finals
Hampton J.
Vinci R.
5-76-37-5
Kanepi K.
Lepchenko V.
6-34-67-64
Peng S.
Stephens S.
6-26-3
Oprandi R.
Zheng J.
6-33-66-0
R16
Oprandi R.
Goerges J.
6-30-0
Hampton J.
Flipkens K.
6-43-67-5
Kanepi K.
Cepelova J.
6-36-3
Vinci R.
Putintseva Y.
6-35-76-2
Zheng J.
Wozniacki C.
6-26-4
Stephens S.
Zhang S.
6-46-0
Peng S.
Govortsova O.
4-67-647-64
Lepchenko V.
Baltacha E.
6-26-0
R32
Peng S.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-0
Lepchenko V.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-786-4
Kanepi K.
Cibulkova D.
6-47-66
Oprandi R.
Oudin M.
6-26-2
Zhang S.
Rybarikova M.
6-16-3
Govortsova O.
Rus A.
6-27-5
Baltacha E.
Voegele S.
7-697-5
Cepelova J.
Tsurenko L.
5-76-37-5
Flipkens K.
Keys M.
6-41-66-2
Hampton J.
Wickmayer Y.
1-66-36-4
Putintseva Y.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-16-0
Stephens S.
Pironkova T.
6-32-66-3
Zheng J.
Burdette M.
6-24-66-3
Goerges J.
Vandeweghe C.
6-17-5