Sloane Stephens vs Elena Vesnina — Charleston Final

Charleston · WTA · Final
Sloane Stephens
USA7
Sloane Stephens
#317WTA
1683ELO
1664Clay ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 April 2016
clay
RUS
Elena Vesnina
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
Stephens S.
7-6 6-2
Vesnina E.
Stephens S.
7762
Vesnina E.
6420

Sloane Stephens defeated Elena Vesnina 7-6 6-2 in the Charleston final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Vesnina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64, but Sloane Stephens had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on clay. Sloane Stephens claimed a first win over Elena Vesnina in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-01-07HobartSFhardElena Vesnina6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Stephens S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

Vesnina E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Stephens S.

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
Stephens S.Vesnina E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.2
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 135). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stephens S.Vesnina E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
63
55
Break points saved·Even
78
77
Break points won·Clear edge
90
69
Deciding sets·Clear edge
55
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
74
29

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Stephens S.[7]
Vesnina E.
7-646-2
Semi-finals
Stephens S.[7]
Kerber A.[1]
6-13-0
Vesnina E.
Errani S.[5]
6-44-66-2
Quarter-finals
Stephens S.[7]
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-15-77-5
Vesnina E.
Siegemund L.
7-56-4
Errani S.[5]
Putintseva Y.
7-626-1
Kerber A.[1]
Begu I.
6-26-3
R16
Putintseva Y.
Williams V.[3]
7-652-66-4
Errani S.[5]
Stosur S.[10]
6-47-65
Stephens S.[7]
Saville D.[12]
6-46-3
Vesnina E.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-16-3
Kasatkina D.[14]
Chirico L.
6-06-4
Begu I.
Puig M.
1-66-27-64
Kerber A.[1]
Kucova K.
6-26-3
Siegemund L.
Lucic M.
7-56-2
R32
Dominguez Lino L.
Bouchard E.
6-41-61-0
Siegemund L.
Keys M.[8]
6-736-46-4
Stosur S.[10]
Cepelova J.
6-47-5
Chirico L.
Safarova L.[4]
6-36-3
Puig M.
Petkovic A.[6]
7-56-2
Begu I.
Mattek Sands B.
6-44-66-2
Kucova K.
Bondarenko K.
0-66-36-3
Kerber A.[1]
Arruabarrena L.
6-25-77-63
Vesnina E.
Bencic B.[2]
6-16-1
Williams V.[3]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-2
Kasatkina D.[14]
Konjuh A.
6-16-1
Lucic M.
Mladenovic K.[11]
4-66-47-613
Putintseva Y.
Lisicki S.[15]
7-54-66-3
Errani S.[5]
Shvedova Y.
6-06-3
Stephens S.[7]
Kovinic D.
6-46-3
Saville D.[12]
Zhang S.
6-46-0
R64
Vesnina E.
Burger C.
7-56-2
Putintseva Y.
Nara K.
7-646-0
Lisicki S.[15]
Falconi I.
6-46-3
Zhang S.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-16-2
Puig M.
Hradecka L.
6-36-2
Siegemund L.
Tig P.
4-66-36-3
Saville D.[12]
Diyas Z.
6-11-66-3
Konjuh A.
Karatantcheva S.
6-36-3
Bondarenko K.
Doi M.[16]
4-66-36-1
Lucic M.
Peng S.
6-26-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Altick F.
6-36-2
Cepelova J.
Sevastova A.
4-66-46-1
Kovinic D.
Buyukakcay C.
6-16-3
Kasatkina D.[14]
Zheng S.
6-26-1
Bouchard E.
Dulgheru A.
6-36-4
Mladenovic K.[11]
Maria T.
6-46-3
Stosur S.[10]
Krunic A.
6-46-4
Shvedova Y.
Rodina E.
6-16-1
Chirico L.
Osaka N.
3-66-16-1
Arruabarrena L.
Rogers S.
6-43-66-4
Dominguez Lino L.
Mchale C.
2-66-46-1
Mattek Sands B.
Pereira T.
5-76-36-2
Begu I.
Garcia C.
6-42-67-63
Kucova K.
Brengle M.
7-56-2