Flavia Pennetta vs Kristina Kucova — Dubai Qualifying Round 1

Dubai · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
ITA
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2014
hard
SVK
Kristina Kucova
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Pennetta F.
3-6 6-1 6-4
Kucova K.
Pennetta F.
3662
Kucova K.
6141

Flavia Pennetta defeated Kristina Kucova 3-6 6-1 6-4 in the Dubai qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Kucova K.

Kucova K.serving46% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

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
Pennetta F.Kucova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
0.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (78 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pennetta F.Kucova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
6
Break points saved·Dominant
83
13
Break points won·Dominant
89
64
Deciding sets·Clear edge
69
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
8

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Pennetta F.
Meusburger Y.
6-16-3
Pliskova K.
Giorgi C.
7-56-2
Beck A.
Bouchard E.
6-16-4
Zanevska M.
Barthel M.
7-686-4
Q2
Beck A.
Knapp K.
6-07-5
Zanevska M.
Martic P.
6-47-67
Pliskova K.
Zhang S.
7-656-1
Pennetta F.
Putintseva Y.
7-636-0
Barthel M.
Mattek Sands B.
3-66-47-62
Meusburger Y.
Mladenovic K.
6-736-36-1
Giorgi C.
Petkovic A.
6-16-2
Bouchard E.
Pironkova T.
6-26-4
Q1
Pennetta F.
Kucova K.
3-66-16-4
Putintseva Y.
Doi M.
6-27-64
Meusburger Y.
Honcova M.
6-36-1
Mattek Sands B.
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Barthel M.
Rodionova A.
6-36-746-3
Petkovic A.
Feuerstein C.
6-36-2
Giorgi C.
Domachowska M.
7-676-1
Pliskova K.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-25-77-5
Zhang S.
Buyukakcay C.
6-36-2
Martic P.
Majeric T.
3-66-46-2
Knapp K.
Hlavackova A.
6-16-2
Pironkova T.
Diatchenko V.
6-747-655-0
Bouchard E.
Dushevina V.
5-76-36-3