Elitsa Kostova vs Magda Linette — Hong Kong Qualifying Round 2

Hong Kong · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
BUL
Elitsa Kostova
36 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 September 2014
hard
Magda Linette
POL
Magda Linette
#60WTA
1800ELO
1764Hard ELO
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Elitsa Kostova defeated Magda Linette 6-4 0-6 6-2 in the Hong Kong qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Magda Linette came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Elitsa Kostova claimed a first win over Magda Linette in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Elitsa Kostova closed it out in three sets, 6–4 0–6 6–2.
Kostova E.
6062
Linette M.
4621

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-04-10BogotaR16clayMagda Linette6-4 6-4

Statistics

Recent form
Kostova E.Linette M.
65%1st serve in+6%59%
52%1st serve points won+14%66%
48%2nd serve points won+1%47%
51%Service points won+7%58%
42%Return points won+2%40%
50%Break points saved+2%52%
1.1Aces / match+34.1
1.4Double faults / match+0.51.9

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Zhu L.
Kostova E.
6-46-0
Zhang K.
Eguchi M.
7-56-3
Gajdosova J.
Namigata J.
6-34-66-4
Kulichkova E.
Xu Y.
6-26-4
Q2
Namigata J.
Kolar N.
6-26-3
Zhu L.
Olaru R.
6-46-3
Eguchi M.
Rodionova A.
6-36-4
Xu Y.
Bychkova E.
7-656-1
Zhang K.
Paszek T.
6-16-2
Gajdosova J.
Wu H.
6-46-2
Kulichkova E.
Sema E.
6-16-2
Kostova E.
Linette M.
6-40-66-2
Q1
Zhu L.
Wang Y.
7-56-2
Zhang K.
Shapatava S.
6-46-3
Gajdosova J.
Sema Y.
6-26-2
Wu H.
Hsieh S.
7-56-4
Namigata J.
Martic P.
6-16-3
Paszek T.
Hsu W.
6-16-1
Bychkova E.
Czink M.
7-626-0
Xu Y.
Pavlovic I.
6-36-1
Sema E.
Imanishi M.
6-25-76-1
Kulichkova E.
Wang Q.
6-16-4
Linette M.
Han X.
7-606-4
Kostova E.
Webley Smith E.
6-746-26-3
Rodionova A.
Ng K.
6-06-2
Olaru R.
Gibbs N.
7-626-2
Eguchi M.
Aoyama S.
6-16-2