Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Simona Halep | Svetlana Kuznetsova Wins 7-6 4-6 6-3

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SydneySemi-finalHardMon 11 JanFinal

Svetlana KuznetsovaRUS

Simona Halep(1)ROU

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Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Simona Halep 7-6 4-6 6-3 in the Sydney semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but Svetlana Kuznetsova had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. That levelled the head-to-head at 3–3.

Key context

Match story: Svetlana Kuznetsova closed it out in three sets, 7–6 4–6 6–3.

How the match was decided

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Kuznetsova S. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

18 shared · last 12 months

Kuznetsova S. and Halep S. faced 18 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kuznetsova S. went 12–9 (57%) against them, Halep S. 18–10 (64%). Results against comparable opponents are close (4 : 8 better-results split).

12–957%Kuznetsova S. · better vs 4Record vs common opponents18–1064%Halep S. · better vs 8

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

27–22Sets40–27

232–218Games336–271

2–1Tiebreaks1–3

4–3Deciding sets7–4

vs Stephens S.#136L6-7 6-1 4-6Indian Wells · hardW6-1 7-5Miami · hard
vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#654L0-6 1-6Wuhan · hardW6-2 6-1Wuhan · hard
vs Mladenovic K.#825L3-6 5-7US Open · hardW7-5 5-7 6-4Cincinnati · hard

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vs Williams S.L2-6 3-6Miami · hardL2-6 6-4 5-7Miami · hard
vs Wozniacki C.L7-6 3-6 1-6Eastbourne · grassL5-7 7-5 2-6Stuttgart · clay
vs Riske Amritraj A.W6-2 6-2Miami · hardW6-3 6-0Rome · clay
vs Pennetta F.L6-3 4-6 2-6Doha · hardW6-3 7-5Miami · hard
vs Radwanska A.W6-4 2-6 6-2POL vs RUS · hardL6-7(5) 1-6Singapore · hard
vs Hantuchova D.W6-4 7-5Guangzhou · hardW6-2 6-0Dubai · hard
vs Jankovic J.L2-6 5-7Guangzhou · hardW6-1 6-2Cincinnati · hard
vs Suarez Navarro C.L3-6 4-6Birmingham · grassL6-2 3-6 5-7Rome · clay
vs Petkovic A.L2-6 1-6RUS vs GER · clayW4-6 6-4 6-2Cincinnati · hard
vs Knapp K.W7-6 5-7 6-2Birmingham · grassW6-3 6-2Australian Open · hard
vs Koukalova K.W6-4 6-2Moscow · hardW6-1 6-3Birmingham · grass
vs Makarova K.W6-2 6-1Madrid · clayW6-3 1-6 7-5Dubai · hard
vs Muguruza G.W6-3 5-7 7-5Madrid · clayW3-6 6-1 6-3Stuttgart · clay
vs Sharapova M.W6-2 6-4Madrid · clayL4-6 4-6Singapore · hard
vs Riske A.W6-2 6-2Miami · hardW6-3 6-0Rome · clay

Head-to-head

6 meetings · level 3–3

Hard: Kuznetsova S. leads 2–1 · Clay: Halep S. leads 2–1

Kuznetsova S.January 2016SydneyThis matchHard7-6 4-6 6-3
Halep S.May 2014Roland GarrosClay6-2 6-2
Kuznetsova S.April 2014StuttgartClay7-5 7-6
Halep S.May 2013RomeClay6-1 6-1
Halep S.August 2011TorontoHard4-6 6-4 6-3

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Kuznetsova S.Halep S.1 848ELO2 0191 811Hard ELO1 8834–6Last 103–730Age24174 cmHeight168 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Simona Halep 7-6 4-6 6-3. Umpiry, "Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Simona Halep — Sydney Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2016-01-11/halep-vs-kuznetsova-sydney-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 11 January 2016).