Yafan Wang vs Kristina Kucova — Dubai Qualifying Round 1

Dubai · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
CHN
Yafan Wang
#358WTA
1704ELO
1673Hard ELO
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 February 2016
hard
SVK
Kristina Kucova
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Wang Y.
6-3 4-6 6-2
Kucova K.
Wang Y.
6462
Kucova K.
3621

Yafan Wang defeated Kristina Kucova 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the Dubai qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Yafan Wang closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Wang Y.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Kucova K.

Kucova K.serving49% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Wang Y.

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
Wang Y.Kucova K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
0.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 179). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Wang Y.Kucova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
51
6
Break points saved·Dominant
76
13
Break points won·Even
62
64
Deciding sets·Clear edge
65
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
54
8

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