Tsvetana Pironkova vs Angelique Kerber — Sydney Final
Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4 6-4 in the Sydney final on hard. The result followed the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Tsvetana Pironkova extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Tsvetana Pironkova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedPironkova T. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
9 shared · last 12 monthsPironkova T. and Kerber A. faced 9 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Pironkova T. went 4–7 (36%) against them, Kerber A. 9–7 (56%). Kerber A. came out better against 4 of 8 comparable opponents, Pironkova T. against 1.
4–736%Pironkova T. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents9–756%Kerber A. · better vs 4
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
10–14Sets20–16
95–111Games174–162
0–1Tiebreaks2–2
0–2Deciding sets2–2
vs Cirstea S.#16L4-6 4-6Birmingham · grassW6-4 6-4Eastbourne · grass
vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#642W6-0 6-1Wimbledon · grassW6-0 6-4Stuttgart · clay
vs Bouchard E.#871L1-6 6-7Roland Garros · clayW6-4 2-6 6-3US Open · hard
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vs Ivanovic A.L0-6 2-6Tournament of Champions · hardW6-4 7-6Linz · hard
vs Kvitova P.W6-4 6-3Sydney · hardL7-6 2-6 3-6WTA Championships · hard- vs Vesnina E.L2-6 6-4 0-6Tournament of Champions · hardL2-6 4-6New Haven · hard
vs Radwanska A.L6-4 3-6 3-6Wimbledon · grassW6-4 6-4Tokyo · hard
vs Torro Flor M.L2-6 2-6Cincinnati · hardW6-0 6-1Tokyo · hard
vs Lepchenko V.#184Hard to compareW6-3 6-2Sydney · hardW6-4 6-7 6-4Roland Garros · clay
Head-to-head
4 meetings · Pironkova T. leads 3–131
- Pironkova T.January 2014SydneyThis matchHard6-4 6-4
- Pironkova T.January 2014SydneyHard6-4 6-4
- Pironkova T.February 2012DohaHard6-4 6-1
- Kerber A.March 2011Nassau 100KHard6-3 7-5
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchPironkova T.Kerber A.1 835ELO1 8941 715Hard ELO1 8045–5Last 104–626Age25180 cmHeight173 cmRightPlaysLeft