Flavia Pennetta vs Simona Halep — US Open Semi-final

US Open · WTA · Semi-final
ITA26
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 August 2015
hard
ROU2
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
Pennetta F.
6-1 6-3
Halep S.
Pennetta F.
662
Halep S.
130

Flavia Pennetta defeated Simona Halep 6-1 6-3 in the US Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Flavia Pennetta extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-10-25WTA FinalsRRhardSimona Halep6-0 6-3
2015-03-23MiamiR16hardSimona Halep6-3 7-5
2013-08-26US OpenR16hardFlavia Pennetta6-2 7-6(3)
2013-07-15BastadR16clayFlavia Pennetta4-6 7-5 2-0 RET
2010-04-05MarbellaQFclayFlavia Pennetta6-4 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Pennetta F.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

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
Pennetta F.Halep S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
49%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pennetta F.Halep S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
89
Break points saved·Even
83
87
Break points won·Slight edge
89
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
69
98
Tiebreaks·Even
78
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
29°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Pennetta F.[26]
Vinci R.
7-646-2
Semi-finals
Pennetta F.[26]
Halep S.[2]
6-16-3
Vinci R.
Williams S.[1]
2-66-46-4
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[2]
Azarenka V.[20]
6-34-66-4
Pennetta F.[26]
Kvitova P.[5]
4-66-46-2
Williams S.[1]
Williams V.[23]
6-21-66-3
Vinci R.
Mladenovic K.
6-35-76-4
R16
Vinci R.
Bouchard E.[25]
W/O
Halep S.[2]
Lisicki S.[24]
6-767-56-2
Williams S.[1]
Keys M.[19]
6-36-3
Williams V.[23]
Kontaveit A.
6-26-1
Mladenovic K.
Makarova K.[13]
7-624-66-1
Kvitova P.[5]
Konta J.
7-56-3
Pennetta F.[26]
Stosur S.[22]
6-46-4
Azarenka V.[20]
Lepchenko V.
6-36-4
R32
Williams S.[1]
Mattek Sands B.
3-67-56-0
Keys M.[19]
Radwanska A.[15]
6-36-2
Williams V.[23]
Bencic B.[12]
6-36-4
Kontaveit A.
Brengle M.
6-23-66-0
Bouchard E.[25]
Cibulkova D.
7-694-66-3
Kvitova P.[5]
Schmiedlova A.[32]
6-26-1
Konta J.
Petkovic A.[18]
7-626-3
Stosur S.[22]
Errani S.[16]
7-52-66-1
Pennetta F.[26]
Cetkovska P.
1-66-16-4
Lepchenko V.
Barthel M.
1-66-36-4
Azarenka V.[20]
Kerber A.[11]
7-52-66-4
Lisicki S.[24]
Strycova B.
6-44-67-5
Makarova K.[13]
Svitolina E.[17]
6-37-5
Halep S.[2]
Rogers S.
6-26-3
Mladenovic K.
Kasatkina D.
6-26-3
Vinci R.
Duque Marino M.
6-15-76-2
R64
Williams S.[1]
Bertens K.
7-656-3
Mattek Sands B.
Vandeweghe C.
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Smitkova T.
6-16-2
Radwanska A.[15]
Linette M.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[12]
Doi M.
5-77-636-3
Williams V.[23]
Falconi I.
6-36-726-2
Kontaveit A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
7-56-4
Brengle M.
Tatishvili A.
6-36-2
Kasatkina D.
Konjuh A.
6-46-4
Mladenovic K.
Jovanovski B.
7-56-1
Svitolina E.[17]
Kanepi K.
6-36-4
Makarova K.[13]
Davis L.
6-16-2
Vinci R.
Allertova D.
2-66-36-1
Duque Marino M.
Dodin O.
6-15-76-2
Bouchard E.[25]
Hercog P.
6-36-726-3
Cibulkova D.
Pegula J.
5-77-56-3
Kvitova P.[5]
Gibbs N.
6-36-4
Schmiedlova A.[32]
Kovinic D.
6-45-76-4
Petkovic A.[18]
Vesnina E.
6-37-64
Konta J.
Muguruza G.[9]
7-646-746-2
Errani S.[16]
Ostapenko J.
0-66-46-3
Stosur S.[22]
Rodina E.
6-16-1
Kerber A.[11]
Knapp K.
7-56-2
Strycova B.
Wang Q.
6-24-67-5
Lisicki S.[24]
Giorgi C.
6-46-0
Rogers S.
Nara K.
6-46-4
Halep S.[2]
Bondarenko K.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.[26]
Niculescu M.
6-16-4
Cetkovska P.
Wozniacki C.[4]
6-45-77-61
Lepchenko V.
Tsurenko L.
7-676-2
Barthel M.
Govortsova O.
2-66-26-4
Azarenka V.[20]
Wickmayer Y.
7-56-4
R128
Lepchenko V.
Flipkens K.
6-16-1
Williams S.[1]
Diatchenko V.
6-02-0
Halep S.[2]
Erakovic M.
6-23-0
Bertens K.
Lucic M.
3-66-46-2
Mattek Sands B.
Baindl K.
6-46-3
Vandeweghe C.
Stephens S.[29]
6-46-3
Keys M.[19]
Koukalova K.
6-26-4
Smitkova T.
Mitu C.
7-646-2
Radwanska A.[15]
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Bencic B.[12]
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-2
Falconi I.
Crawford S.
6-46-2
Williams V.[23]
Puig M.
6-46-776-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Rybarikova M.
6-47-5
Brengle M.
Zheng S.
6-25-77-5
Kasatkina D.
Saville D.
6-24-67-5
Konjuh A.
Maria T.
6-46-4
Jovanovski B.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-2
Mladenovic K.
Kuznetsova S.[30]
6-37-5
Makarova K.[13]
Pereira T.
6-36-3
Allertova D.
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
6-17-65
Vinci R.
King V.
6-46-4
Dodin O.
Jankovic J.[21]
2-67-56-3
Bouchard E.[25]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-3
Hercog P.
Diyas Z.
6-27-5
Pegula J.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-56-3
Cibulkova D.
Ivanovic A.[7]
6-33-66-3
Schmiedlova A.[32]
Goerges J.
6-36-4
Muguruza G.[9]
Witthoeft C.
6-26-4
Ostapenko J.
Beck A.
6-41-66-4
Rodina E.
Mrdeza T.
6-26-2
Stosur S.[22]
Babos T.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.[26]
Gajdosova J.
6-13-66-1
Cetkovska P.
Mchale C.
4-66-46-3
Barthel M.
Pironkova T.
5-77-646-1
Azarenka V.[20]
Hradecka L.
6-16-2
Wickmayer Y.
Schiavone F.
6-36-1
Knapp K.
Tomljanovic A.
6-716-26-4
Kerber A.[11]
Dulgheru A.
6-36-1
Strycova B.
Bacsinszky T.[14]
7-56-0
Wang Q.
Sakkari M.
7-56-2
Lisicki S.[24]
Sasnovich A.
6-16-4
Nara K.
Cornet A.[27]
2-66-46-4
Bondarenko K.
Putintseva Y.
6-06-3
Tsurenko L.
Safarova L.[6]
6-46-1
Doi M.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Kovinic D.
Krunic A.
4-67-56-1
Govortsova O.
Begu I.[28]
6-10-67-63
Tatishvili A.
Pliskova K.[8]
6-26-1
Davis L.
Watson H.
7-637-60
Gibbs N.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-33-66-4
Vesnina E.
Robson L.
3-66-37-5
Wozniacki C.[4]
Loeb J.
6-26-0
Linette M.
Radwanska U.
7-636-1
Konta J.
Chirico L.
6-36-0
Rogers S.
Vickery S.
6-26-2
Errani S.[16]
Hibi M.
6-06-1
Kontaveit A.
Dellacqua C.
7-56-2
Kvitova P.[5]
Siegemund L.
6-16-1
Giorgi C.
Larsson J.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Friedsam A.
6-16-1
Duque Marino M.
Kenin S.
6-36-1
Svitolina E.[17]
Kulichkova E.
6-16-4
Niculescu M.
Panova A.
7-635-76-3
Petkovic A.[18]
Garcia C.
3-66-47-5