Ana Ivanovic vs Simona Halep — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
SRB
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 February 2016
hard
ROU1
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
Ivanovic A.
7-6 6-2
Halep S.
Ivanovic A.
7762
Halep S.
6220

Ana Ivanovic defeated Simona Halep 7-6 6-2 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Ana Ivanovic came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 16. Ana Ivanovic extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ana Ivanovic closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-10-20WTA FinalsRRhardAna Ivanovic7-6(7) 3-6 6-3
2014-09-29BeijingQFhardAna IvanovicDEF
2014-05-05MadridQFclaySimona Halep6-2 6-2
2014-04-19Fed Cup WG PO: ROU vs SRBRRclayAna Ivanovic6-3 7-6(2)
2013-10-28Tournament of ChampionsSFhardSimona Halep2-6 6-1 6-3
2013-02-11DohaR32hardAna Ivanovic6-3 0-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Ivanovic A.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

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
Ivanovic A.Halep S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ivanovic A.Halep S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
89
Break points saved·Even
84
87
Break points won·Clear edge
86
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
73
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Errani S.
Strycova B.
6-06-2
Semi-finals
Strycova B.
Garcia C.
6-23-66-3
Errani S.
Svitolina E.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.
Vandeweghe C.
6-41-66-2
Errani S.
Brengle M.
4-66-16-4
Garcia C.
Petkovic A.
6-36-4
Strycova B.
Ivanovic A.
7-656-3
R16
Svitolina E.
Muguruza G.[2]
7-636-3
Vandeweghe C.
Mladenovic K.
7-53-66-4
Errani S.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-0
Petkovic A.
Jankovic J.
6-36-2
Garcia C.
Suarez Navarro C.[3]
4-66-46-3
Strycova B.
Goerges J.
2-66-36-1
Ivanovic A.
Halep S.[1]
7-626-2
Brengle M.
Kvitova P.[4]
0-67-616-3
R32
Jankovic J.
Bencic B.[5]
4-67-56-4
Petkovic A.
Giorgi C.
6-26-1
Garcia C.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-1
Goerges J.
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-06-1
Ivanovic A.
Saville D.
6-16-0
Strycova B.
Pironkova T.
6-46-3
Svitolina E.
Cepelova J.
6-36-1
Mladenovic K.
Tsurenko L.
6-27-61
Vandeweghe C.
Pliskova K.[6]
7-656-1
Brengle M.
Makarova K.
6-47-5
Errani S.
Zheng S.
7-56-3
Shvedova Y.
Vinci R.[7]
6-04-66-3