Na Li vs Petra Kvitova — Istanbul Semi-final
Na Li defeated Petra Kvitova 6-4 6-2 in the Istanbul semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Na Li came in defending last year's round-robin. Na Li moved ahead in the head-to-head, 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Na Li dropped just 6 games past Petra Kvitova.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedLi N. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
16 shared · last 12 monthsLi N. and Kvitova P. faced 16 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Li N. went 18–7 (72%) against them, Kvitova P. 16–5 (76%). Results against comparable opponents are close (4 : 2 better-results split).
18–772%Li N. · better vs 4Record vs common opponents16–576%Kvitova P. · better vs 2
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
37–19Sets35–17
300–229Games258–207
2–4Tiebreaks2–0
5–1Deciding sets7–4
vs Keys M.#23L3-6 2-6Madrid · clayW6-2 6-2Tokyo · hard- vs Lepchenko V.#189W6-2 6-4Miami · hardW2-6 6-2 6-0Beijing · hard
- vs Williams S.L3-6 6-7Miami · hardL6-3 3-6 5-7Doha · hard
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vs Jovanovski B.W6-0 6-1Beijing · hardW6-2 6-4US Open · hard
vs Peng S.W6-4 6-0Shenzhen · hardW5-7 6-2 6-2Miami · hard
vs Koukalova K.W4-6 6-0 8-6Wimbledon · grassW6-0 6-1New Haven · hard
vs Makarova K.W6-4 6-7 6-2US Open · hardW6-3 2-6 6-3Wimbledon · grass
vs Radwanska A.W7-5 6-3Australian Open · hardW6-2 6-4Dubai · hard
vs Halep S.W6-2 1-6 6-0Wimbledon · grassL2-6 2-6New Haven · hard
vs Govortsova O.W6-2 7-5Australian Open · hardW6-4 3-6 6-3Indian Wells · hard
vs Robson L.W6-2 7-5US Open · hardL6-2 3-6 9-11Australian Open · hard
vs Goerges J.W7-6 6-1Australian Open · hardW2-6 7-6 6-2Stuttgart · clay
vs Hantuchova D.W6-0 6-4Beijing · hardL6-2 2-6 3-6Madrid · clay- vs Lisicki S.W7-5 6-4Beijing · hardW6-4 0-6 7-5Rome · clay
- vs Jankovic J.W6-3 6-0US Open · hardL7-6 1-6 1-6Beijing · hard
- vs Kerber A.W6-4 6-4Cincinnati · hardW6-2 0-6 6-3Tokyo · hard
Head-to-head
7 meetings · Li N. leads 4–343
Clay: Li N. leads 3–1 · Hard: Kvitova P. leads 2–1
- Li N.October 2013IstanbulThis matchClay6-4 6-2
- Kvitova P.September 2013BeijingHard4-6 6-2 6-4
- Li N.April 2013StuttgartClay6-3 7-5
- Kvitova P.August 2012MontrealHard7-5 2-6 6-3
- Li N.January 2012SydneyHard1-6 7-5 6-2
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchLi N.Kvitova P.2 143ELO1 8801 844Clay ELO1 7184–6Last 101–931Age23172 cmHeight183 cmRightPlaysLeft
Cite this
Na Li beat Petra Kvitova 6-4 6-2. Umpiry, "Na Li vs Petra Kvitova — Istanbul Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2013-10-26/kvitova-vs-li-istanbul-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 26 October 2013).