Elena Vesnina vs Simona Halep — Doha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Elena Vesnina
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2016
hard
ROU2
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
Vesnina E.
6-7 6-4 6-1
Halep S.
Vesnina E.
61662
Halep S.
77411

Elena Vesnina defeated Simona Halep 6-7 6-4 6-1 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Elena Vesnina claimed a first win over Simona Halep in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-01-03AucklandR16hardSimona Halep2-6 6-4 4-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Vesnina E.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

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
Vesnina E.Halep S.
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.5
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vesnina E.Halep S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
55
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
87
Break points won·Dominant
69
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 29 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw

Final
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Ostapenko J.
1-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Ostapenko J.
Petkovic A.
7-51-0
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Radwanska A.[3]
6-26-0
Quarter-finals
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Vesnina E.
6-37-63
Radwanska A.[3]
Vinci R.[9]
3-66-26-3
Petkovic A.
Muguruza G.[4]
6-15-76-2
Ostapenko J.
Zheng S.
6-46-3
R16
Vesnina E.
Wozniacki C.[13]
7-55-76-3
Vinci R.[9]
Buyukakcay C.
7-56-1
Petkovic A.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Babos T.
6-27-5
Radwanska A.[3]
Niculescu M.
7-56-1
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Bacsinszky T.[11]
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.
Kvitova P.[5]
5-76-26-1
Zheng S.
Bouchard E.
7-616-1
R32
Vinci R.[9]
Kasatkina D.
2-66-47-63
Babos T.
Errani S.[16]
6-46-1
Vandeweghe C.
Bencic B.[6]
6-46-2
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Vekic D.
7-656-4
Radwanska A.[3]
Bondarenko K.
6-46-4
Buyukakcay C.
Safarova L.[7]
7-667-5
Petkovic A.
Gasparyan M.
6-36-3
Bouchard E.
Allertova D.
7-607-5
Vesnina E.
Halep S.[2]
6-716-46-1
Wozniacki C.[13]
Saville D.
6-36-3
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Putintseva Y.
6-27-60
Niculescu M.
Jankovic J.[14]
3-66-47-5
Muguruza G.[4]
Hibino N.
6-26-0
Kvitova P.[5]
Strycova B.
7-626-4
Ostapenko J.
Kuznetsova S.[12]
7-656-0
Zheng S.
Kerber A.[1]
7-56-1
R64
Vesnina E.
Garcia C.
6-37-5
Saville D.
Doi M.
6-16-1
Wozniacki C.[13]
Konjuh A.
4-66-37-5
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Mattek Sands B.
6-776-16-3
Putintseva Y.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-4
Bondarenko K.
Beck A.
6-46-4
Niculescu M.
Lisicki S.
6-26-2
Vinci R.[9]
Tsurenko L.
6-26-1
Kasatkina D.
Wang Q.
6-12-66-3
Buyukakcay C.
Hradecka L.
6-46-756-2
Vandeweghe C.
Flipkens K.
7-56-2
Petkovic A.
Makarova K.
6-36-2
Gasparyan M.
Pliskova K.[10]
6-16-1
Errani S.[16]
Pironkova T.
1-67-56-3
Babos T.
Brengle M.
3-67-56-0
Hibino N.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-756-3
Strycova B.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-4
Ostapenko J.
Diyas Z.
6-16-3
Kuznetsova S.[12]
Goerges J.
6-36-3
Allertova D.
Svitolina E.[15]
7-56-4
Bouchard E.
Sevastova A.
5-76-37-64
Zheng S.
Lepchenko V.
6-27-66
Jankovic J.[14]
Cepelova J.
6-46-756-0
Vekic D.
Al Nabhani F.
6-06-0