Angelique Kerber vs Simona Halep — GER vs ROU Round Robin
Angelique Kerber defeated Simona Halep 6-2 6-2 in the GER vs ROU round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Angelique Kerber claimed a first win over Simona Halep in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Angelique Kerber dropped just 4 games past Simona Halep.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKerber A. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
19 shared · last 12 monthsKerber A. and Halep S. faced 19 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kerber A. went 21–10 (68%) against them, Halep S. 12–11 (52%). Kerber A. came out better against 5 of 16 comparable opponents, Halep S. against 3 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (lower-tier event).
21–1068%Kerber A. · better vs 5Record vs common opponents12–1152%Halep S. · better vs 3
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
47–28Sets27–26
393–315Games255–242
4–3Tiebreaks2–4
8–5Deciding sets5–3
vs Pliskova K.#49W6-3 5-7 6-4Stanford · hardW6-4 7-5Sydney · hard
vs Azarenka V.#455L5-7 6-2 4-6US Open · hardW6-3 4-6 6-4US Open · hard
vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#642W7-5 6-2Wimbledon · grassW7-6 6-2Cincinnati · hard
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vs Garcia C.#784W7-5 6-3Hong Kong · hardW6-4 2-6 6-1Sydney · hard
vs Williams S.W6-4 3-6 6-4Australian Open · hardL4-6 3-6Indian Wells · hard- vs Kvitova P.W6-2 7-6WTA Finals · hardW6-4 3-6 6-3CZE vs ROU · hard
vs Wozniacki C.W3-6 6-1 7-5Stuttgart · clayL5-7 7-5 2-6Stuttgart · clay
vs Muguruza G.L6-4 2-6 2-6Roland Garros · clayW3-6 6-1 6-3Stuttgart · clay- vs Allertova D.L5-7 5-7Indian Wells · hardL4-6 3-6Guangzhou · hard
- vs Koukalova K.W6-1 7-6Nuremberg · clayW6-1 6-3Birmingham · grass
vs Jankovic J.L6-3 6-7 1-6Hong Kong · hardW6-1 6-2Cincinnati · hard
vs Radwanska A.L1-6 4-6Beijing · hardL6-7 1-6WTA Finals · hard
vs Babos T.W6-0 6-1Roland Garros · clayW6-4 6-0Guangzhou · hard
vs Lisicki S.W6-3 6-3Birmingham · grassW6-7 7-5 6-2US Open · hard- vs Strycova B.W6-1 6-1Miami · hardW6-3 1-0Indian Wells · hard
vs Bacsinszky T.W6-1 6-3GER vs SUI · hardL6-4 3-6 2-6Miami · hard- vs Arruabarrena L.Hard to compareW6-2 5-7 7-6Charleston · clayL4-5Beijing · hard
- vs Sharapova M.Hard to compareW2-6 7-5 6-1Stuttgart · clayL4-6 4-6WTA Finals · hard
- vs Makarova K.Hard to compareW6-3 6-2Stuttgart · clayW6-2 6-4Indian Wells · hard
Head-to-head
4 meetings · Halep S. leads 3–113
Clay: Kerber A. leads 1–0 · Hard: Halep S. leads 3–0
- Kerber A.April 2016GER vs ROUThis matchClay6-2 6-2
- Halep S.August 2015TorontoHard6-3 5-7 6-4
- Halep S.February 2014DohaHard6-2 6-3
- Halep S.October 2009Saint Raphael 50KHard5-7 6-2 7-5
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchKerber A.Halep S.1 894ELO2 0091 728Clay ELO1 9114–6Last 102–828Age24173 cmHeight168 cmLeftPlaysRight