Karolina Pliskova defeated Simona Halep 6-7 6-4 6-2 in the CZE vs ROU round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, but Karolina Pliskova had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Karolina Pliskova claimed a first win over Simona Halep in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Pliskova K. came through in three sets.
Pliskova K. and Halep S. faced 20 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Pliskova K. went 16–9 (64%) against them, Halep S. 16–9 (64%). Results against comparable opponents are close (5 : 4 better-results split).
Karolina Pliskova beat Simona Halep 6-7 6-4 6-2. Umpiry, "Karolina Pliskova vs Simona Halep — CZE vs ROU Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2016-02-06/halep-vs-pliskova-cze-vs-rou-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 6 February 2016).