Alexandra Dulgheru vs Jarmila Gajdosova — Kuala Lumpur Semi-final

Kuala Lumpur · WTA · Semi-final
ROU
Alexandra Dulgheru
37 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 March 2015
hard
AUS4
Jarmila Gajdosova
39 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Dulgheru A.
5-7 7-5 7-6
Gajdosova J.
Dulgheru A.
57772
Gajdosova J.
75641

Alexandra Dulgheru defeated Jarmila Gajdosova 5-7 7-5 7-6 in the Kuala Lumpur semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jarmila Gajdosova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Alexandra Dulgheru claimed a first win over Jarmila Gajdosova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-01-19Australian OpenR128hardJarmila Gajdosova6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Dulgheru A.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Gajdosova J.

Gajdosova J.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Gajdosova J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
71%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
56%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
39%
Break points saved·Even
50%
50%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.8
4.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dulgheru A.Gajdosova J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
20
4
Break points saved·Clear edge
21
42
Break points won·Clear edge
60
40
Deciding sets·Dominant
52
16
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
53
44

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