Simona Halep vs Elina SvitolinaFed Cup G1 PO: ROU vs UKR Round Robin

Fed Cup G1 PO: ROU vs UKR · WTA · Round Robin
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 9 February 2014
hard
#10WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Halep S.
6-3 7-5
Svitolina E.
Halep S.
672
Svitolina E.
350

Simona Halep defeated Elina Svitolina 6-3 7-5 in the Fed Cup G1 PO: ROU vs UKR round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elina Svitolina came in leading the head-to-head 6–4. Simona Halep narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.

Key context

  • Match story: Simona Halep closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-08-30US OpenR16hardElina Svitolina6-3 6-3
2019-10-28Shenzhen FinalsRRhardElina Svitolina7-5 6-3
2019-07-01WimbledonSFgrassSimona Halep6-1 6-3
2019-02-11DohaSFhardSimona Halep6-3 3-6 6-4
2018-05-14RomeFclayElina Svitolina6-0 6-4
2017-10-23SingaporeRRhardElina Svitolina6-3 6-4
2017-08-07TorontoSFhardElina Svitolina6-1 6-1
2017-05-29Roland GarrosQFclaySimona Halep3-6 7-6(6) 6-0
2017-05-15RomeFclayElina Svitolina4-6 7-5 6-1
2013-10-28Tournament of ChampionsRRhardSimona Halep6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Svitolina E.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Halep S.Svitolina E.
Serve
48
Return
57

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
49%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
3.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
89
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
93
Break points won·Even
100
99
Deciding sets·Even
98
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
98

Svitolina E.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About