Simona Halep vs Ana Ivanovic — Tournament of Champions Semi-final

Tournament of Champions · WTA · Semi-final
ROU
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 October 2013
hard
SRB
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Halep S.
2-6 6-1 6-3
Ivanovic A.
Halep S.
2662
Ivanovic A.
6131

Simona Halep defeated Ana Ivanovic 2-6 6-1 6-3 in the Tournament of Champions semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ana Ivanovic came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Simona Halep narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-02-15DubaiR16hardAna Ivanovic7-6(2) 6-2
2014-10-20WTA FinalsRRhardAna Ivanovic7-6(7) 3-6 6-3
2014-09-29BeijingQFhardAna IvanovicDEF
2014-05-05MadridQFclaySimona Halep6-2 6-2
2014-04-19Fed Cup WG PO: ROU vs SRBRRclayAna Ivanovic6-3 7-6(2)
2013-02-11DohaR32hardAna Ivanovic6-3 0-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Ivanovic A.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Ivanovic A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
49%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 189). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Ivanovic A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
62
Break points saved·Even
87
84
Break points won·Clear edge
100
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
50
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
74

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

Draw

Final
Halep S.
Stosur S.
2-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Halep S.
Ivanovic A.
2-66-16-3
Stosur S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-11-66-3
Round Robin
Cornet A.
Kirilenko M.
5-0
Ivanovic A.
Pironkova T.
6-06-2
Stosur S.
Vesnina E.
6-36-3
Ivanovic A.
Stosur S.
6-25-76-2
Vesnina E.
Pironkova T.
6-24-66-0
Vesnina E.
Ivanovic A.
6-43-67-61
Stosur S.
Pironkova T.
6-16-4
Halep S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Svitolina E.
6-26-4
Halep S.
Svitolina E.
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Cornet A.
6-26-2
Halep S.
Cornet A.
6-46-4