Tsvetana Pironkova vs Kateryna Bondarenko — Dubai Qualifying Round 2

Dubai · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 February 2016
hard
UKR
Kateryna Bondarenko
39 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWLL
Pironkova T.
6-2 6-1
Bondarenko K.
Pironkova T.
662
Bondarenko K.
21–

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Kateryna Bondarenko 6-2 6-1 in the Dubai qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kateryna Bondarenko came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Tsvetana Pironkova claimed a first win over Kateryna Bondarenko in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-05-18WarsawR32clayKateryna Bondarenko7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Bondarenko K.

Bondarenko K.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Pironkova T.Bondarenko K.
1st serve in·Even
59%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (94 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pironkova T.Bondarenko K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
20
27
Break points saved·Slight edge
46
35
Break points won·Even
78
76
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
59
Tiebreaks·Dominant
61
14

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Pironkova T.
Friedsam A.
5-77-56-3
Zheng S.
Lepchenko V.
7-56-1
Cepelova J.
Mattek Sands B.
6-41-66-3
Shvedova Y.
Allertova D.
6-44-67-66
Q2
Friedsam A.
Wang Q.
7-622-67-66
Lepchenko V.
Karatantcheva S.
6-07-61
Zheng S.
Hlavackova A.
1-66-36-0
Pironkova T.
Bondarenko K.
6-26-1
Mattek Sands B.
Ostapenko J.
6-36-3
Cepelova J.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-717-5
Allertova D.
Siniakova K.
6-46-3
Shvedova Y.
Wang Y.
6-06-3
Q1
Ostapenko J.
Hibino N.
6-46-4
Mattek Sands B.
Konjuh A.
6-26-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Sasnovich A.
6-36-2
Cepelova J.
Witthoeft C.
6-7136-26-4
Allertova D.
Dabrowski G.
6-26-3
Siniakova K.
Savchuk O.
6-26-2
Wang Q.
Al Nabhani F.
6-46-4
Friedsam A.
Rodina E.
7-56-1
Zheng S.
Buyukakcay C.
6-16-0
Hlavackova A.
Linette M.
7-632-66-2
Karatantcheva S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-44-66-0
Lepchenko V.
Jabeur O.
6-46-1
Wang Y.
Kucova K.
6-34-66-2
Pironkova T.
Pliskova K.
6-17-64
Shvedova Y.
Diyas Z.
6-43-66-4
Bondarenko K.
Sevastova A.
6-36-3