Sloane Stephens vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Indian Wells Round of 32

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
Sloane Stephens
USA
Sloane Stephens
#315WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2015
hard
RUS22
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Stephens S.
7-6 1-6 6-4
Kuznetsova S.
Stephens S.
77162
Kuznetsova S.
64641

Sloane Stephens defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 1-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 32. Sloane Stephens claimed a first win over Svetlana Kuznetsova in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sloane Stephens closed it out in three sets, 7–6 1–6 6–4.

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-12CincinnatiR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-1 6-2
2016-06-27WimbledonR32grassSvetlana Kuznetsova6-7(1) 6-2 8-6
2015-10-05BeijingR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova3-6 6-3 6-4
2012-01-16Australian OpenR64hardSvetlana Kuznetsova7-6(6) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Serve advantage — Kuznetsova 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
Stephens S.Kuznetsova S.
1st serve in·Even
70%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Kuznetsova S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
63
79
Break points saved·Even
78
81
Break points won·Even
90
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
74
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 11%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[3]
Jankovic J.[18]
2-67-56-4
Semi-finals
Halep S.[3]
Williams S.[1]
W/O
Jankovic J.[18]
Lisicki S.[24]
3-66-36-1
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.[18]
Tsurenko L.
6-14-1
Williams S.[1]
Bacsinszky T.[27]
7-56-3
Halep S.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
5-76-16-1
Lisicki S.[24]
Pennetta F.[15]
6-46-737-64
R16
Bacsinszky T.[27]
Svitolina E.[23]
4-66-16-1
Halep S.[3]
Pliskova K.[14]
6-46-4
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Watson H.
7-653-66-1
Tsurenko L.
Bouchard E.[6]
6-757-56-4
Pennetta F.[15]
Sharapova M.[2]
3-66-36-2
Williams S.[1]
Stephens S.
6-736-26-2
Jankovic J.[18]
Bencic B.[31]
6-33-66-3
Lisicki S.[24]
Garcia C.[25]
6-46-4
R32
Stephens S.
Kuznetsova S.[22]
7-641-66-4
Svitolina E.[23]
Safarova L.[10]
7-657-5
Williams S.[1]
Diyas Z.[28]
6-26-0
Halep S.[3]
Lepchenko V.[26]
6-13-66-1
Pliskova K.[14]
Muguruza G.[19]
7-56-4
Tsurenko L.
Cornet A.[20]
7-51-66-2
Bencic B.[31]
Wozniacki C.[4]
6-46-4
Garcia C.[25]
Ivanovic A.[5]
6-25-76-2
Lisicki S.[24]
Errani S.[11]
6-46-2
Pennetta F.[15]
Stosur S.[21]
6-46-2
Sharapova M.[2]
Azarenka V.[32]
6-46-3
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-646-756-0
Jankovic J.[18]
Keys M.[16]
5-76-46-3
Watson H.
Radwanska A.[7]
6-46-4
Bouchard E.[6]
Vandeweghe C.[30]
6-36-2
Bacsinszky T.[27]
Makarova K.[8]
3-67-56-4
R64
Errani S.[11]
Zhu L.
6-04-66-2
Diyas Z.[28]
Vekic D.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.[22]
Siniakova K.
7-626-2
Stephens S.
Kerber A.[13]
7-666-2
Safarova L.[10]
Barthel M.
6-47-64
Svitolina E.[23]
Van Uytvanck A.
4-67-646-1
Bacsinszky T.[27]
Erakovic M.
4-66-36-2
Halep S.[3]
Saville D.
2-66-16-2
Lepchenko V.[26]
Vickery S.
6-46-1
Muguruza G.[19]
Falconi I.
4-66-26-3
Pliskova K.[14]
Arruabarrena L.
6-37-5
Watson H.
Giorgi C.[29]
7-57-5
Bouchard E.[6]
Hradecka L.
6-26-2
Vandeweghe C.[30]
Karatantcheva S.
6-26-3
Tsurenko L.
Petkovic A.[9]
6-34-66-4
Keys M.[16]
Koukalova K.
6-36-2
Jankovic J.[18]
Davis L.
6-756-06-4
Wozniacki C.[4]
Jabeur O.
7-636-4
Ivanovic A.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-1
Garcia C.[25]
Hercog P.
6-46-756-4
Lisicki S.[24]
Vinci R.
6-15-76-4
Stosur S.[21]
Townsend T.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.[32]
Flipkens K.
6-26-4
Bencic B.[31]
Jovanovski B.
6-27-62
Sharapova M.[2]
Wickmayer Y.
6-17-5
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Puig M.
6-16-1
Radwanska A.[7]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-1
Cornet A.[20]
Mchale C.
4-66-26-1
Makarova K.[8]
Vesnina E.
6-46-0
Williams S.[1]
Niculescu M.
7-57-5
Pennetta F.[15]
Brengle M.
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Strycova B.[17]
6-36-3
R128
Vickery S.
Kudryavtseva A.
7-667-66
Hercog P.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-1
Vekic D.
Chirico L.
6-46-3
Siniakova K.
Rodina E.
6-36-3
Barthel M.
Mladenovic K.
6-35-76-4
Van Uytvanck A.
Nara K.
4-66-36-2
Erakovic M.
Min G.
6-36-1
Vesnina E.
Baindl K.
6-36-3
Arruabarrena L.
Rybarikova M.
6-06-1
Puig M.
Gibbs N.
6-37-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Larsson J.
6-46-3
Watson H.
Goerges J.
6-45-76-3
Hradecka L.
Cepelova J.
6-36-1
Karatantcheva S.
Pironkova T.
7-56-1
Tsurenko L.
Beck A.
6-16-3
Jabeur O.
Kanepi K.
7-56-2
Putintseva Y.
Smitkova T.
6-46-4
Vinci R.
Gajdosova J.
4-66-16-2
Zhu L.
Schiavone F.
0-66-36-3
Townsend T.
Mattek Sands B.
6-45-77-5
Flipkens K.
Rogers S.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Knapp K.
6-17-5
Riske Amritraj A.
Lucic M.
6-26-3
Niculescu M.
Krunic A.
6-26-1
Brengle M.
Zheng S.
6-36-0
Davis L.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-2
Jovanovski B.
Bertens K.
6-36-4
Stephens S.
Scheepers C.
7-57-5
Mchale C.
Cetkovska P.
6-47-5
Falconi I.
Tomljanovic A.
7-666-4
Saville D.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-4
Koukalova K.
Hantuchova D.
6-41-66-3