Tsvetana Pironkova vs Alexandra Dulgheru — Doha Qualifying Round 2

Doha · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 February 2014
hard
ROU
Alexandra Dulgheru
37 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLLLLLWL
Pironkova T.
6-2 7-5
Dulgheru A.
Pironkova T.
672
Dulgheru A.
25–

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Alexandra Dulgheru 6-2 7-5 in the Doha qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexandra Dulgheru came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Tsvetana Pironkova claimed a first win over Alexandra Dulgheru in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-05-17WarsawQFclayAlexandra Dulgheru6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Dulgheru A.

Dulgheru A.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

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
Pironkova T.Dulgheru A.
1st serve in·Clear edge
59%
73%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pironkova T.Dulgheru A.
Clutch Rating·Even
20
20
Break points saved·Dominant
46
21
Break points won·Clear edge
78
60
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
52
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
61
53

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Kudryavtseva A.
Feuerstein C.
6-26-2
Zanevska M.
Johansson M.
6-767-686-3
Petrova N.
Beygelzimer Y.
6-36-3
Martic P.
Pliskova K.
5-76-46-4
Pironkova T.
Dulgheru A.
6-27-5
Lucic M.
Kovinic D.
6-46-4
Hsieh S.
Majeric T.
6-16-4
Cetkovska P.
Rodionova A.
6-23-0
Q1
Petrova N.
Domachowska M.
6-36-3
Pironkova T.
Diatchenko V.
6-26-3
Dulgheru A.
Barrois K.
6-46-4
Kovinic D.
Panova A.
6-36-3
Rodionova A.
Diyas Z.
7-663-2
Cetkovska P.
Honcova M.
6-06-2
Kudryavtseva A.
Duan Y.
6-26-4
Zanevska M.
Brianti A.
6-26-2
Johansson M.
Birnerova E.
4-66-26-2
Hsieh S.
Thorpe L.
6-26-4
Majeric T.
Bychkova E.
6-26-3
Beygelzimer Y.
Dushevina V.
6-36-0
Martic P.
Rodionova A.
6-47-62
Pliskova K.
Buryachok I.
6-16-2
Lucic M.
Kucova K.
7-56-4