Simona Halep vs Flavia Pennetta — WTA Finals Round Robin

WTA Finals · WTA · Round Robin
ROU1
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 25 October 2015
hard
ITA7
Flavia Pennetta
44 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWWW
Halep S.
6-0 6-3
Pennetta F.
Halep S.
662
Pennetta F.
030

Simona Halep defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-0 6-3 in the WTA Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Flavia Pennetta came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Simona Halep narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-31US OpenSFhardFlavia Pennetta6-1 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
Halep S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Pennetta F.

Pennetta F.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Pennetta F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Pennetta F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
89
71
Break points saved·Even
87
83
Break points won·Slight edge
100
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
69
Tiebreaks·Even
82
78

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

Draw

Final
Radwanska A.[5]
Kvitova P.[4]
6-24-66-3
Semi-finals
Kvitova P.[4]
Sharapova M.[3]
6-37-63
Radwanska A.[5]
Muguruza G.[2]
6-756-37-5
Round Robin
Sharapova M.[3]
Halep S.[1]
6-46-4
Sharapova M.[3]
Radwanska A.[5]
4-66-36-4
Sharapova M.[3]
Pennetta F.[7]
7-56-1
Pennetta F.[7]
Radwanska A.[5]
7-656-4
Muguruza G.[2]
Kvitova P.[4]
6-44-67-5
Muguruza G.[2]
Kerber A.[6]
6-46-4
Muguruza G.[2]
Safarova L.[8]
6-37-64
Safarova L.[8]
Kerber A.[6]
6-46-3
Kerber A.[6]
Kvitova P.[4]
6-27-63
Halep S.[1]
Pennetta F.[7]
6-06-3
Radwanska A.[5]
Halep S.[1]
7-656-1
Kvitova P.[4]
Safarova L.[8]
7-57-5