Kate Makarova vs Simona Halep — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS10
Kate Makarova
38 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2015
hard
ROU3
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
Makarova K.
6-4 6-0
Halep S.
Makarova K.
662
Halep S.
400

Kate Makarova defeated Simona Halep 6-4 6-0 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Kate Makarova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-07MadridR64claySimona Halep6-1 6-0
2018-02-12DohaR32hardSimona Halep6-3 6-0
2017-07-31WashingtonQFhardKate Makarova2-6 6-3 1-0 RET
2016-03-07Indian WellsR32hardSimona Halep6-2 6-4
2015-02-16DubaiQFhardSimona Halep6-3 1-6 7-5
2013-08-19New HavenQFhardSimona Halep6-1 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Makarova K.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Makarova K.

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
Makarova K.Halep S.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.5
2.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (177 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Makarova K.Halep S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
78
87
Break points won·Clear edge
77
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
60
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Sharapova M.[2]
6-37-65
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.[2]
Makarova K.[10]
6-36-2
Williams S.[1]
Keys M.
7-656-2
Quarter-finals
Keys M.
Williams V.[18]
6-34-66-4
Sharapova M.[2]
Bouchard E.[7]
6-36-2
Makarova K.[10]
Halep S.[3]
6-46-0
Williams S.[1]
Cibulkova D.[11]
6-26-2
R16
Keys M.
Brengle M.
6-26-4
Williams S.[1]
Muguruza G.[24]
2-66-36-2
Cibulkova D.[11]
Azarenka V.
6-23-66-3
Williams V.[18]
Radwanska A.[6]
6-32-66-1
Makarova K.[10]
Goerges J.
6-36-2
Halep S.[3]
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-2
Bouchard E.[7]
Begu I.
6-15-76-2
Sharapova M.[2]
Peng S.[21]
6-36-0
R32
Williams S.[1]
Svitolina E.[26]
4-66-26-0
Muguruza G.[24]
Bacsinszky T.
6-34-66-0
Azarenka V.
Strycova B.[25]
6-46-4
Williams V.[18]
Giorgi C.
4-67-636-1
Goerges J.
Hradecka L.
7-667-5
Makarova K.[10]
Pliskova K.[22]
6-46-4
Halep S.[3]
Mattek Sands B.
6-47-5
Radwanska A.[6]
Lepchenko V.[30]
6-07-5
Bouchard E.[7]
Garcia C.
7-56-0
Begu I.
Witthoeft C.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Errani S.[14]
4-66-46-3
Cibulkova D.[11]
Cornet A.[19]
7-56-2
Peng S.[21]
Shvedova Y.
7-676-3
Sharapova M.[2]
Diyas Z.[31]
6-16-1
Keys M.
Kvitova P.[4]
6-47-5
Brengle M.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-2
R64
Muguruza G.[24]
Hantuchova D.
6-11-66-0
Svitolina E.[26]
Gibbs N.
7-637-66
Shvedova Y.
Puig M.
6-27-66
Radwanska A.[6]
Larsson J.
6-06-1
Mattek Sands B.
Mladenovic K.
7-637-66
Williams S.[1]
Zvonareva V.
7-56-0
Bacsinszky T.
Tatishvili A.
6-756-36-2
Strycova B.[25]
Chang K.
6-17-5
Azarenka V.
Wozniacki C.[8]
6-46-2
Keys M.
Dellacqua C.[29]
2-66-16-1
Vandeweghe C.
Stosur S.[20]
6-46-4
Giorgi C.
Smitkova T.
6-16-4
Lepchenko V.[30]
Tomljanovic A.
6-17-61
Goerges J.
Koukalova K.
6-34-66-2
Pliskova K.[22]
Dodin O.
7-55-76-4
Makarova K.[10]
Vinci R.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Arruabarrena L.
6-44-66-4
Bouchard E.[7]
Bertens K.
6-06-3
Witthoeft C.
Mchale C.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[4]
Barthel M.
6-26-4
Diyas Z.[31]
Schmiedlova A.
3-66-28-6
Hradecka L.
Hercog P.
4-66-36-2
Halep S.[3]
Gajdosova J.
6-26-2
Cornet A.[19]
Allertova D.
6-46-726-2
Garcia C.
Voegele S.
6-36-4
Peng S.[21]
Rybarikova M.
6-16-1
Brengle M.
Falconi I.
6-16-3
Sharapova M.[2]
Panova A.
6-14-67-5
Williams V.[18]
Davis L.
6-26-3
Cibulkova D.[11]
Pironkova T.
6-26-0
Errani S.[14]
Soler Espinosa S.
7-636-3
Begu I.
Siniakova K.
7-56-4
R128
Davis L.
Krunic A.
6-17-5
Williams S.[1]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-06-4
Zvonareva V.
Jabeur O.
6-26-3
Gibbs N.
Rogowska O.
6-46-1
Svitolina E.[26]
Putintseva Y.
6-37-5
Bacsinszky T.
Jankovic J.[15]
6-16-4
Cibulkova D.[11]
Flipkens K.
3-66-36-1
Allertova D.
Oprandi R.
6-06-2
Chang K.
Zheng J.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Stephens S.
6-36-2
Kvitova P.[4]
Hogenkamp R.
6-16-4
Barthel M.
Vekic D.
3-66-46-2
Keys M.
Tsurenko L.
6-37-5
Vandeweghe C.
Schiavone F.
6-26-2
Falconi I.
Kanepi K.
2-66-47-5
Brengle M.
Petkovic A.[13]
5-77-646-3
Smitkova T.
Lucic M.
6-16-1
Lepchenko V.[30]
Diatchenko V.
6-36-3
Tomljanovic A.
Rogers S.
4-66-46-0
Larsson J.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-46-3
Radwanska A.[6]
Nara K.
6-36-0
Pliskova K.[22]
Rodina E.
7-56-1
Dodin O.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-653-66-3
Errani S.[14]
Min G.
6-16-0
Soler Espinosa S.
Beck A.
7-56-4
Arruabarrena L.
Voracova R.
6-16-2
Mladenovic K.
Lisicki S.[28]
4-66-46-2
Gajdosova J.
Dulgheru A.
6-36-4
Mchale C.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-41-612-10
Shvedova Y.
Safarova L.[16]
6-42-68-6
Puig M.
Rodionova A.
6-06-3
Rybarikova M.
Konjuh A.
6-46-4
Peng S.[21]
Maria T.
6-47-5
Schmiedlova A.
Scheepers C.
6-44-66-2
Hradecka L.
Ivanovic A.[5]
1-66-36-2
Voegele S.
Parmentier P.
6-13-66-2
Strycova B.[25]
Babos T.
6-46-4
Pironkova T.
Watson H.
6-46-0
Witthoeft C.
Suarez Navarro C.[17]
6-36-1
Begu I.
Kerber A.[9]
6-40-66-1
Makarova K.[10]
Mestach A.
6-26-2
Dellacqua C.[29]
Meusburger Y.
6-46-0
Muguruza G.[24]
Erakovic M.
7-56-0
Giorgi C.
Pennetta F.[12]
4-66-26-3
Wozniacki C.[8]
Townsend T.
7-616-2
Stosur S.[20]
Niculescu M.
6-46-1
Sharapova M.[2]
Martic P.
6-46-1
Bertens K.
Saville D.
7-685-76-2
Hercog P.
Wang Q.
3-66-36-2
Cornet A.[19]
Zhang S.
6-36-2
Diyas Z.[31]
Radwanska U.
3-66-46-2
Halep S.[3]
Knapp K.
6-36-2
Williams V.[18]
Torro Flor M.
6-26-2
Tatishvili A.
Date Krumm K.
7-56-4
Koukalova K.
Hunter S.
7-56-4
Hantuchova D.
Zheng S.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
4-66-36-3
Panova A.
Cirstea S.
7-56-0
Vinci R.
Jovanovski B.
7-56-1
Mattek Sands B.
Duan Y.
6-43-66-3
Bouchard E.[7]
Friedsam A.
6-26-4
Siniakova K.
Vesnina E.
6-27-5
Garcia C.
Kuznetsova S.[27]
6-46-2
Goerges J.
Bencic B.[32]
6-26-1