Klara Koukalova vs Carla Suarez Navarro — Florianopolis Semi-final

Florianopolis · WTA · Semi-final
CZE3
Klara Koukalova
44 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2014
hard
ESP1
Carla Suarez Navarro
37 yrs · 162 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLW
Koukalova K.
6-3 3-6 6-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Koukalova K.
6362
Suarez Navarro C.
3621

Klara Koukalova defeated Carla Suarez Navarro 6-3 3-6 6-2 in the Florianopolis semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Carla Suarez Navarro came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Klara Koukalova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Klara Koukalova closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-08Fed Cup WG R1: ESP vs CZERRclayCarla Suarez Navarro1-6 6-3 6-3
2013-01-28ParisR16carpetCarla Suarez Navarro6-4 6-3
2009-04-06MarbellaQFclayCarla Suarez Navarro6-1 6-2
2008-09-22SeoulR32hardKlara Koukalova6-1 6-7(3) 6-4
2008-07-21PortorozR32hardKlara Koukalova6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Koukalova K.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Suarez Navarro C.

Suarez Navarro C.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Koukalova K.

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
Koukalova K.Suarez Navarro C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
53%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (75 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Koukalova K.Suarez Navarro C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
18
59
Break points saved·Dominant
25
57
Break points won·Dominant
44
85
Deciding sets·Slight edge
56
67
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
83

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Koukalova K.[3]
Muguruza G.
4-67-56-0
Semi-finals
Koukalova K.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
6-33-66-2
Muguruza G.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
Niculescu M.
4-66-04-1
Shvedova Y.
Cadantu Ignatik A.[6]
6-36-3
Koukalova K.[3]
Dulgheru A.
6-35-2
Muguruza G.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-716-3
R16
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
Bertens K.
6-37-62
Niculescu M.
Kovinic D.
6-36-1
Shvedova Y.
Strycova B.
6-27-5
Van Uytvanck A.
Ormaechea P.[8]
6-26-2
Muguruza G.
Scheepers C.
6-26-1
Dulgheru A.
Pereira T.
7-56-2
Koukalova K.[3]
Lim A.
6-36-3
Cadantu Ignatik A.[6]
Pfizenmaier D.
6-26-3
R32
Shvedova Y.
Soler Espinosa S.
7-617-61
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
Babos T.[1]
6-26-2
Bertens K.
Karatantcheva S.
6-41-66-2
Kovinic D.
Goncalves P.
6-36-1
Koukalova K.[3]
Vekic D.[3]
6-36-3
Lim A.
Larsson J.
7-652-66-4
Dulgheru A.
Duque Marino M.
6-17-65
Pereira T.
Torro Flor M.
6-46-3
Pfizenmaier D.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-43-67-5
Strycova B.
Schiavone F.
6-41-67-5
Ormaechea P.[8]
Haddad Maia B.[8]
6-16-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Hsieh S.
6-36-2
Scheepers C.
Glushko J.
4-66-06-3
Muguruza G.
King V.
6-23-67-5
Niculescu M.
Schmiedlova A.
6-04-66-2
Cadantu Ignatik A.[6]
Ce G.[6]
6-16-3