Kristina Kucova vs Su Wei Hsieh — Kuala Lumpur Round of 16

Kuala Lumpur · WTA · Round of 16
SVK
Kristina Kucova
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 February 2016
hard
TPE7
Su Wei Hsieh
40 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWW
Kucova K.
6-1 3-6 6-3
Hsieh S.
Kucova K.
6362
Hsieh S.
1631

Kristina Kucova defeated Su Wei Hsieh 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Su Wei Hsieh came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Kristina Kucova claimed a first win over Su Wei Hsieh in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kristina Kucova closed it out in three sets, 6–1 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-06-12NottinghamR32grassSu Wei Hsieh6-1 6-4
2013-10-14LuxembourgR32hardSu Wei Hsieh4-6 7-6(2) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kucova K.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Hsieh S.

Hsieh S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kucova K.

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
Kucova K.Hsieh S.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Even
0.7
0.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.7
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kucova K.Hsieh S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
6
55
Break points saved·Dominant
13
59
Break points won·Slight edge
64
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
8
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[2]
Bouchard E.[6]
6-756-47-5
Semi-finals
Svitolina E.[2]
Zhu L.
6-36-3
Bouchard E.[6]
Broady N.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[2]
Kucova K.
1-66-16-1
Zhu L.
Wang Q.
6-36-4
Broady N.
Lisicki S.[3]
7-641-67-5
Bouchard E.[6]
Buyukakcay C.
6-16-4
R16
Svitolina E.[2]
Ozaki R.
6-13-66-0
Kucova K.
Hsieh S.[7]
6-13-66-3
Zhu L.
Diyas Z.
7-56-2
Wang Q.
Duan Y.
6-46-4
Lisicki S.[3]
Krejcikova B.
7-56-3
Bouchard E.[6]
Nara K.
6-16-2
Buyukakcay C.
Chang K.
7-56-3
Broady N.
Yang Z.
6-46-3
R32
Krejcikova B.
Wang Y.
6-41-66-2
Diyas Z.
Beck A.[4]
7-56-3
Zhu L.
Panova A.
6-46-4
Wang Q.
Kumkhum L.
6-26-1
Duan Y.
Hibino N.[5]
6-46-2
Broady N.
Koukalova K.
6-33-66-3
Lisicki S.[3]
Linette M.
6-47-65
Bouchard E.[6]
Zhang L.
6-36-1
Nara K.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-747-610
Buyukakcay C.
Siegemund L.
7-56-1
Chang K.
Vinci R.[1]
5-76-26-1
Yang Z.
Zheng S.[8]
4-66-36-2
Svitolina E.[2]
Kato M.
6-16-1
Ozaki R.
Kulichkova E.
6-06-2
Kucova K.
Voegele S.
7-646-4
Hsieh S.[7]
Cepelova J.
6-46-4