Alexandra Dulgheru vs Ying Ying Duan — Kuala Lumpur Round of 16

Kuala Lumpur · WTA · Round of 16
ROU
Alexandra Dulgheru
37 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 March 2015
hard
CHN
Ying Ying Duan
37 yrs · 186 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWWL
Dulgheru A.
6-4 6-1
Duan Y.
Dulgheru A.
662
Duan Y.
410

Alexandra Dulgheru defeated Ying Ying Duan 6-4 6-1 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ying Ying Duan came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Dulgheru A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Duan Y.

Duan Y.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Dulgheru A.

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
Dulgheru A.Duan Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
42%
Service points won·Even
53%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
3.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 123). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dulgheru A.Duan Y.
Clutch Rating·Even
20
23
Break points saved·Dominant
21
50
Break points won·Slight edge
60
65
Deciding sets·Clear edge
52
36
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
53
35

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

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.[1]
Dulgheru A.
4-66-26-1
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.[1]
Hsieh S.
6-26-2
Dulgheru A.
Gajdosova J.[4]
5-77-57-64
Quarter-finals
Hsieh S.
Kulichkova E.
7-644-66-0
Wozniacki C.[1]
Witthoeft C.
6-36-1
Gajdosova J.[4]
Nara K.[6]
6-43-66-4
Dulgheru A.
Goerges J.[8]
7-657-5
R16
Dulgheru A.
Duan Y.
6-46-1
Wozniacki C.[1]
Zhu L.
6-46-1
Witthoeft C.
Koukalova K.[5]
7-636-0
Kulichkova E.
Putintseva Y.
6-06-2
Nara K.[6]
Linette M.
7-55-77-66
Goerges J.[8]
Baindl K.
6-16-2
Hsieh S.
Eguchi M.
6-33-66-0
Gajdosova J.[4]
Kumkhum L.
7-56-2
R32
Witthoeft C.
Doi M.
7-57-5
Eguchi M.
Mestach A.
2-67-56-3
Kulichkova E.
Jovanovski B.[7]
6-36-3
Nara K.[6]
Voegele S.
6-37-64
Gajdosova J.[4]
Buyukakcay C.
7-56-4
Dulgheru A.
Lisicki S.[2]
6-47-5
Putintseva Y.
Noordin J.
6-26-1
Koukalova K.[5]
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-16-3
Baindl K.
Zheng S.
6-36-4
Goerges J.[8]
Kudryavtseva A.
6-17-62
Zhu L.
Beygelzimer Y.
6-44-66-3
Kumkhum L.
Namigata J.
6-37-64
Wozniacki C.[1]
Wang Y.
6-36-1
Hsieh S.
Dellacqua C.[3]
7-52-66-3
Linette M.
Wang Q.
2-66-36-0
Duan Y.
Xu Y.
6-03-66-3