Simona Halep vs Kirsten Flipkens — Cincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
ROU2
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 August 2014
hard
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
40 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Halep S.
6-4 6-2
Flipkens K.
Halep S.
662
Flipkens K.
420

Simona Halep defeated Kirsten Flipkens 6-4 6-2 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-06-27WimbledonR64grassSimona Halep7-5 6-4
2016-08-29US OpenR128hardSimona Halep6-0 6-2
2013-06-17's HertogenboschFgrassSimona Halep6-4 6-2
2011-04-18FesSFclaySimona Halep7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Flipkens K.

Flipkens K.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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
Halep S.Flipkens K.
1st serve in·Even
66%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Flipkens K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
52
Break points saved·Dominant
87
44
Break points won·Dominant
100
65
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
84
Tiebreaks·Even
82
78

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°CDrizzle
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 81%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Ivanovic A.[9]
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Wozniacki C.[12]
2-66-26-4
Ivanovic A.[9]
Sharapova M.[5]
6-25-77-5
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Jankovic J.[8]
6-16-3
Wozniacki C.[12]
Radwanska A.[4]
6-47-65
Sharapova M.[5]
Halep S.[2]
3-66-46-4
Ivanovic A.[9]
Svitolina E.
6-26-3
R16
Williams S.[1]
Pennetta F.[13]
6-26-2
Jankovic J.[8]
Stephens S.
7-646-4
Radwanska A.[4]
Lisicki S.
6-16-1
Wozniacki C.[12]
Kerber A.[6]
7-56-2
Ivanovic A.[9]
Kuznetsova S.
6-22-66-3
Svitolina E.
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
4-66-46-4
Sharapova M.[5]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-47-62
Halep S.[2]
Safarova L.[16]
6-47-5
R32
Pennetta F.[13]
Townsend T.
6-46-3
Stephens S.
Strycova B.
7-56-1
Jankovic J.[8]
Beck A.
6-17-60
Lisicki S.
Errani S.[14]
6-42-67-62
Wozniacki C.[12]
Zhang S.
6-26-3
Kerber A.[6]
Makarova K.
6-46-1
Kuznetsova S.
Bouchard E.[7]
6-43-66-2
Ivanovic A.[9]
Mchale C.
6-46-0
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Parmentier P.
6-37-5
Svitolina E.
Kvitova P.[3]
6-27-62
Safarova L.[16]
Diyas Z.
6-46-2
Halep S.[2]
Flipkens K.
6-46-2
Williams S.[1]
Stosur S.
7-677-67
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Knapp K.
6-16-3
Radwanska A.[4]
Nara K.
6-26-2
Sharapova M.[5]
Keys M.
6-13-66-3
R64
Stosur S.
Lepchenko V.
6-27-5
Pennetta F.[13]
Scheepers C.
6-36-736-2
Nara K.
Oprandi R.
6-06-2
Errani S.[14]
Wickmayer Y.
7-53-67-62
Zhang S.
Watson H.
6-32-67-5
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Pironkova T.
6-31-66-2
Townsend T.
Koukalova K.
6-34-67-5
Strycova B.
Barthel M.
7-56-0
Beck A.
Muguruza G.
6-32-66-3
Lisicki S.
Vinci R.
6-32-66-2
Wozniacki C.[12]
Rybarikova M.
6-26-3
Makarova K.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-2
Kuznetsova S.
Giorgi C.
6-46-746-3
Ivanovic A.[9]
Cirstea S.
6-17-5
Parmentier P.
Dellacqua C.
7-646-2
Svitolina E.
Davis L.
6-36-2
Keys M.
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Knapp K.
Bencic B.
6-27-61
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Cibulkova D.[11]
6-36-3
Safarova L.[16]
Williams V.
6-726-36-4
Flipkens K.
Hercog P.
6-36-2
Diyas Z.
Begu I.
7-647-65
Mchale C.
Gibbs N.
4-66-36-1
Stephens S.
Petkovic A.
6-36-3