Karolina Pliskova vs Maria Kirilenko — Seoul Semi-final

Seoul · WTA · Semi-final
Karolina Pliskova
CZE2
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 September 2014
hard
RUS
Maria Kirilenko
39 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWLLL
Pliskova K.
4-6 7-6 6-3
Kirilenko M.
Pliskova K.
47762
Kirilenko M.
66531

Karolina Pliskova defeated Maria Kirilenko 4-6 7-6 6-3 in the Seoul semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Kirilenko came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kirilenko M.

Kirilenko M.serving65% hold

wins 56% 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.Kirilenko M.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
37%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
52%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
50%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 11). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pliskova K.Kirilenko M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
59
Break points saved·Clear edge
95
72
Break points won·Clear edge
87
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
71
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
74
66

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pliskova K.Kirilenko M.
Freshness·
97
—

Pliskova K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[2]
Lepchenko V.[5]
6-36-756-2
Semi-finals
Lepchenko V.[5]
Mchale C.
3-66-17-65
Pliskova K.[2]
Kirilenko M.
4-67-656-3
Quarter-finals
Lepchenko V.[5]
Radwanska A.[1]
6-746-26-2
Kirilenko M.
Kanepi K.[6]
6-736-26-3
Pliskova K.[2]
Gibbs N.
6-36-4
Mchale C.
Rybarikova M.[4]
6-22-0
R16
Lepchenko V.[5]
Han N.
7-56-1
Rybarikova M.[4]
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-2
Mchale C.
Barthel M.
6-14-66-3
Kanepi K.[6]
Pliskova K.
3-66-36-2
Kirilenko M.
Koukalova K.[3]
6-746-46-0
Gibbs N.
Kovinic D.
1-66-47-65
Pliskova K.[2]
Friedsam A.
6-46-756-2
Radwanska A.[1]
Scheepers C.
6-06-0
R32
Kirilenko M.
Vekic D.
3-66-26-4
Radwanska A.[1]
Hercog P.
6-36-3
Scheepers C.
Begu I.
6-23-67-5
Lepchenko V.[5]
Rogowska O.
6-16-2
Rybarikova M.[4]
Schiavone F.
6-43-66-2
Mchale C.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-3
Barthel M.
Garcia C.[7]
7-636-2
Kanepi K.[6]
Kulichkova E.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.
Voegele S.
6-37-64
Koukalova K.[3]
Bertens K.
6-04-66-4
Gibbs N.
Watson H.[8]
7-56-2
Kovinic D.
Schmiedlova A.
6-776-47-63
Pliskova K.[2]
Glushko J.
6-16-2
Wickmayer Y.
Minella M.
2-66-46-4
Friedsam A.
Shvedova Y.
7-657-5
Han N.
Jang S.
7-654-66-3