Mirjana Lucic vs Kristina Kucova — Doha Qualifying Round 1

Doha · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
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Mirjana Lucic
44 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 February 2014
hard
SVK
Kristina Kucova
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Lucic M.
7-5 6-4
Kucova K.
Lucic M.
762
Kucova K.
54–

Mirjana Lucic defeated Kristina Kucova 7-5 6-4 in the Doha qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kristina Kucova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Mirjana Lucic had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Mirjana Lucic claimed a first win over Kristina Kucova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-04-06CharlestonR64clayKristina Kucova6-3 3-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Lucic M.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Kucova K.

Kucova K.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Lucic M.

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
Lucic M.Kucova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.3
0.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.1
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (156 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lucic M.Kucova K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
28
6
Break points saved·Dominant
45
13
Break points won·Clear edge
79
64
Deciding sets·Even
43
46
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
27
8

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