Simona Halep vs Sloane Stephens — Miami Quarter-final

Miami · WTA · Quarter-final
ROU3
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2015
hard
Sloane Stephens
USA
Sloane Stephens
#315WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
Halep S.
6-1 7-5
Stephens S.
Halep S.
672
Stephens S.
150

Simona Halep defeated Sloane Stephens 6-1 7-5 in the Miami quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Simona Halep came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

6–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-06MontrealFhardSimona Halep7-6(6) 3-6 6-4
2018-05-28Roland GarrosFclaySimona Halep3-6 6-4 6-1
2017-08-14CincinnatiSFhardSimona Halep6-2 6-1
2017-07-31WashingtonR32hardSimona Halep7-6(3) 6-0
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR16claySimona Halep6-4 6-3
2013-01-14Australian OpenR128hardSloane Stephens6-1 6-1
2013-01-07HobartR16hardSloane Stephens6-4 6-0
2012-04-09BarcelonaR32claySimona Halep6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

Stephens S.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Halep S.

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
Halep S.Stephens S.
1st serve in·Even
66%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Stephens S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
78
Break points won·Slight edge
100
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
55
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
28°COvercast
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
6-26-0
Semi-finals
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Petkovic A.[9]
6-36-3
Williams S.[1]
Halep S.[3]
6-24-67-5
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Lisicki S.[27]
7-641-66-3
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Williams V.[16]
0-66-17-5
Petkovic A.[9]
Pliskova K.[14]
6-46-2
Halep S.[3]
Stephens S.
6-17-5
R16
Stephens S.
Bencic B.
6-47-65
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Radwanska A.[7]
5-76-06-4
Petkovic A.[9]
Makarova K.[8]
6-17-5
Pliskova K.[14]
Saville D.
6-36-2
Williams S.[1]
Kuznetsova S.[24]
6-26-3
Halep S.[3]
Pennetta F.[15]
6-37-5
Williams V.[16]
Wozniacki C.[4]
6-37-61
Lisicki S.[27]
Errani S.[11]
6-16-2
R32
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Cornet A.[22]
6-06-4
Williams V.[16]
Stosur S.[23]
6-47-63
Saville D.
Nara K.
6-07-65
Williams S.[1]
Bellis C.
6-16-1
Errani S.[11]
Muguruza G.[21]
4-66-46-1
Lisicki S.[27]
Ivanovic A.[5]
7-647-5
Halep S.[3]
Giorgi C.[30]
6-47-5
Stephens S.
Larsson J.
6-46-4
Bencic B.
Maria T.
6-47-5
Wozniacki C.[4]
Kanepi K.
4-66-16-3
Petkovic A.[9]
Mladenovic K.
6-06-2
Pliskova K.[14]
Badosa P.
7-56-1
Radwanska A.[7]
Begu I.[31]
6-24-66-2
Makarova K.[8]
Svitolina E.[26]
6-06-4
Pennetta F.[15]
Azarenka V.
7-657-66
Kuznetsova S.[24]
Kerber A.[13]
6-33-66-3
R64
Badosa P.
Zheng S.
6-17-5
Mladenovic K.
Strycova B.[19]
7-56-2
Errani S.[11]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-17-65
Kuznetsova S.[24]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.[5]
Falconi I.
7-56-746-3
Maria T.
Bouchard E.[6]
6-07-64
Williams S.[1]
Niculescu M.
6-36-1
Bellis C.
Diyas Z.[29]
6-26-1
Muguruza G.[21]
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-3
Giorgi C.[30]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Jankovic J.[20]
6-16-1
Pennetta F.[15]
Pironkova T.
6-716-36-3
Larsson J.
Safarova L.[10]
7-656-2
Stephens S.
Keys M.[17]
6-46-2
Radwanska A.[7]
Schmiedlova A.
6-47-5
Begu I.[31]
Smitkova T.
5-76-46-4
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Voegele S.
6-36-1
Stosur S.[23]
Parmentier P.
6-13-66-0
Kanepi K.
Lepchenko V.[28]
6-26-4
Wozniacki C.[4]
Brengle M.
6-06-1
Makarova K.[8]
Knapp K.
6-16-3
Svitolina E.[26]
Jovanovski B.
6-37-63
Pliskova K.[14]
Beck A.
2-66-36-4
Saville D.
Sharapova M.[2]
7-646-3
Nara K.
Garcia C.[25]
6-37-69
Halep S.[3]
Vaidisova N.
6-42-66-1
Petkovic A.[9]
Mchale C.
6-26-2
Williams V.[16]
Radwanska U.
6-36-2
Bencic B.
Dellacqua C.[32]
6-24-66-2
Cornet A.[22]
Vesnina E.
6-46-1
Kerber A.[13]
Watson H.
7-53-66-4
Lisicki S.[27]
Goerges J.
7-616-756-4
R128
Pironkova T.
Baindl K.
6-46-3
Niculescu M.
Rogers S.
7-616-1
Watson H.
Rodina E.
3-66-17-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Zvonareva V.
6-23-67-5
Karatantcheva S.
Davis L.
6-37-65
Vaidisova N.
Babos T.
6-17-64
Van Uytvanck A.
Rybarikova M.
7-52-66-0
Stephens S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-3
Bencic B.
Hantuchova D.
6-17-65
Maria T.
Vinci R.
7-696-3
Schmiedlova A.
Hercog P.
6-36-2
Vesnina E.
Dulgheru A.
6-46-2
Voegele S.
Flipkens K.
6-26-2
Radwanska U.
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-726-3
Parmentier P.
Bertens K.
4-66-26-3
Brengle M.
Krunic A.
6-06-2
Knapp K.
Siniakova K.
6-26-0
Beck A.
Zhang S.
6-44-66-4
Nara K.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-3
Goerges J.
Cepelova J.
6-16-0
Larsson J.
Shvedova Y.
6-47-64
Riske Amritraj A.
Lucic M.
6-46-0
Falconi I.
Puig M.
7-697-63
Saville D.
Erakovic M.
5-1
Mladenovic K.
Koukalova K.
6-46-4
Badosa P.
Cetkovska P.
6-16-1
Kanepi K.
Abanda F.
6-26-3
Bellis C.
De Vroome I.
6-26-2
Smitkova T.
Vikhlyantseva N.
0-67-56-2
Jovanovski B.
Barthel M.
3-66-36-2
Mchale C.
Cirstea S.
7-56-4
Azarenka V.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-16-3