Klara Koukalova vs Samantha Stosur — Hobart Semi-final

Hobart · WTA · Semi-final
CZE
Klara Koukalova
44 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2014
hard
AUS1
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Koukalova K.
6-3 6-2
Stosur S.
Koukalova K.
662
Stosur S.
320

Klara Koukalova defeated Samantha Stosur 6-3 6-2 in the Hobart semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Samantha Stosur came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Klara Koukalova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-07-20Bad GasteinR16claySamantha Stosur6-1 6-0
2014-01-13Australian OpenR128hardSamantha Stosur6-3 6-4
2012-10-15MoscowQFhardSamantha Stosur6-1 6-3
2009-01-19Australian OpenR128hardSamantha Stosur7-6(5) 7-6(0)
2007-01-15Australian OpenR128hardSamantha Stosur6-3 6-1
2005-04-11CharlestonR32clayKlara Koukalova6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Koukalova K.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Stosur S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Koukalova K.

Serve advantage — Stosur S.

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
Koukalova K.Stosur S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (75 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Koukalova K.Stosur S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
18
45
Break points saved·Dominant
25
85
Break points won·Clear edge
44
61
Deciding sets·Slight edge
56
45
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
55
47

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
14°CDrizzle
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 71%

Draw

Final
Muguruza G.
Koukalova K.
6-46-0
Semi-finals
Koukalova K.
Stosur S.[1]
6-36-2
Muguruza G.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-06-1
Quarter-finals
Stosur S.[1]
Jovanovski B.
6-36-2
Koukalova K.
Riske Amritraj A.[4]
6-47-5
Cabeza Candela E.
Niculescu M.
3-67-636-4
Muguruza G.
Flipkens K.
6-46-3
R16
Cabeza Candela E.
Vesnina E.
4-66-24-1
Muguruza G.
Wickmayer Y.
4-1
Niculescu M.
Barthel M.[6]
7-656-1
Flipkens K.
Hunter S.
4-67-637-65
Stosur S.[1]
Mladenovic K.
6-42-67-67
Jovanovski B.
Rogowska O.
3-66-26-0
Riske Amritraj A.[4]
Dellacqua C.
7-54-66-3
Koukalova K.
Zhang S.
6-16-2
R32
Niculescu M.
Rybarikova M.
6-26-0
Wickmayer Y.
Robson L.
4-62-0
Stosur S.[1]
Brengle M.[1]
6-746-17-65
Mladenovic K.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-776-46-4
Rogowska O.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
7-656-1
Jovanovski B.
Beck A.
7-56-3
Dellacqua C.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-4
Zhang S.
Zheng J.
6-36-1
Koukalova K.
Meusburger Y.
7-56-2
Barthel M.[6]
Svitolina E.[6]
6-46-3
Cabeza Candela E.
Knapp K.
7-56-4
Vesnina E.
Puig M.
6-46-4
Hunter S.
Peng S.
6-26-2
Riske Amritraj A.[4]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[4]
6-36-2
Flipkens K.
Erakovic M.
6-46-1
Muguruza G.
Mestach A.
6-16-1