Karolina Pliskova vs Cagla Buyukakcay — Kuala Lumpur Quarter-final

Kuala Lumpur · WTA · Quarter-final
Karolina Pliskova
CZE3
Karolina Pliskova
#73WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 April 2014
hard
TUR
Cagla Buyukakcay
#383WTA
1322ELO
1319Hard ELO
36 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLLLL
Pliskova K.
6-4 6-4
Buyukakcay C.
Pliskova K.
662
Buyukakcay C.
440

Karolina Pliskova defeated Cagla Buyukakcay 6-4 6-4 in the Kuala Lumpur quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #73, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending the title. Karolina Pliskova extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Karolina Pliskova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-07-14IstanbulR32clayKarolina Pliskova6-4 3-6 6-0
2014-02-10DohaR64hardKarolina Pliskova6-3 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Buyukakcay C.

Buyukakcay C.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Serve advantage — Pliskova K.

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
Pliskova K.Buyukakcay C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
73%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
69%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
53%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 187). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pliskova K.Buyukakcay C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
0
Break points saved·Dominant
95
7
Break points won·Dominant
87
53
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
74
20

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pliskova K.Buyukakcay C.
Freshness·
96
—

Pliskova K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Vekic D.[7]
Cibulkova D.[1]
5-77-57-64
Semi-finals
Cibulkova D.[1]
Pliskova K.[3]
6-736-36-3
Vekic D.[7]
Zhang S.[2]
1-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Vekic D.[7]
Mayr Achleitner P.[4]
6-47-5
Zhang S.[2]
Linette M.
6-22-66-1
Cibulkova D.[1]
Diyas Z.[6]
4-66-26-4
Pliskova K.[3]
Buyukakcay C.
6-46-4
R16
Cibulkova D.[1]
Hsieh S.
6-16-2
Diyas Z.[6]
Gatto Monticone G.
6-16-4
Buyukakcay C.
Majeric T.
6-46-4
Mayr Achleitner P.[4]
Kovinic D.
6-43-66-1
Zhang S.[2]
Zhang L.
6-34-66-0
Pliskova K.[3]
Duan Y.
6-16-3
Linette M.
Kichenok L.
6-16-2
Vekic D.[7]
Pliskova K.
1-66-37-5
R32
Gatto Monticone G.
Jabeur O.
3-66-46-2
Buyukakcay C.
Date Krumm K.[5]
5-3
Cibulkova D.[1]
Ozgen P.
6-16-3
Hsieh S.
Gajdosova J.
2-66-46-3
Diyas Z.[6]
Daniilidou E.
6-26-2
Majeric T.
Amanmuradova A.
4-66-26-0
Vekic D.[7]
Chan Y.
3-66-46-1
Pliskova K.
Babos T.
7-663-66-4
Kovinic D.
Mestach A.
6-46-2
Mayr Achleitner P.[4]
Hozumi E.
6-42-66-3
Kichenok L.
Morita A.[8]
6-46-2
Linette M.
Lim A.
6-36-0
Zhang L.
Savchuk O.
6-36-2
Zhang S.[2]
Zheng S.
2-66-26-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Krunic A.
6-26-2
Duan Y.
Vrljic A.
6-36-2