Kristina Kucova vs Danka Kovinic — Bucharest Quarter-final

Bucharest · WTA · Quarter-final
SVK
Kristina Kucova
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 July 2014
clay
Danka Kovinic
MNE
Danka Kovinic
#1096WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Kucova K.
6-4 1-6 6-3
Kovinic D.
Kucova K.
6162
Kovinic D.
4631

Kristina Kucova defeated Danka Kovinic 6-4 1-6 6-3 in the Bucharest quarter-final on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Kristina Kucova closed it out in three sets, 6–4 1–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kucova K.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

Kovinic D.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kucova 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
Kucova K.Kovinic D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
53%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.7
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.8
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kucova K.Kovinic D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
6
33
Break points saved·Clear edge
13
28
Break points won·Slight edge
64
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
88
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
8
2

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
Halep S.[1]
Vinci R.[2]
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Halep S.[1]
Niculescu M.
6-24-66-1
Vinci R.[2]
Kucova K.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[1]
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-1
Niculescu M.
Hercog P.[8]
6-22-67-63
Kucova K.
Kovinic D.
6-41-66-3
Vinci R.[2]
Cetkovska P.[7]
7-56-3
R16
Halep S.[1]
Krunic A.
6-26-4
Niculescu M.
Kostova E.
7-57-5
Hercog P.[8]
Piter K.
6-25-77-64
Kucova K.
Dinu C.
6-26-3
Kovinic D.
Knapp K.[4]
6-42-66-3
Arruabarrena L.
Buyukakcay C.
7-53-67-66
Vinci R.[2]
Soler Espinosa S.
3-66-26-1
Cetkovska P.[7]
Bertens K.
6-43-67-64
R32
Arruabarrena L.
Beck A.[5]
4-66-27-65
Halep S.[1]
De Vroome I.
6-06-4
Krunic A.
Panova A.
4-66-36-1
Buyukakcay C.
Cepede Royg V.
6-26-3
Niculescu M.
Koukalova K.[3]
6-36-0
Kostova E.
Lim A.
3-66-47-5
Piter K.
Mitu C.
6-01-67-65
Kucova K.
Schmiedlova A.[6]
6-36-3
Dinu C.
Kichenok N.
6-06-3
Kovinic D.
Kontaveit A.
6-16-4
Knapp K.[4]
Olaru R.
6-16-3
Cetkovska P.[7]
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-36-2
Vinci R.[2]
Dulgheru A.
6-26-3
Soler Espinosa S.
Karatantcheva S.
6-26-1
Bertens K.
Begu I.
6-03-66-2
Hercog P.[8]
Tatishvili A.
6-46-3