Varvara Lepchenko vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Rome Qualifying Round of 32
Varvara Lepchenko defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-3 6-0 in the Rome qualifying round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tsvetana Pironkova came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 64. Varvara Lepchenko narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Varvara Lepchenko handed Tsvetana Pironkova a second-set bagel in a 6–3 6–0 win.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedLepchenko V. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsLepchenko V. and Pironkova T. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Lepchenko V. went 5–0 (100%) against them, Pironkova T. 2–2 (50%). Lepchenko V. came out better against 2 of 3 comparable opponents, Pironkova T. against 0.
5–0100%Lepchenko V. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents2–250%Pironkova T. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
10–4Sets5–4
78–62Games47–46
2–2Tiebreaks2–1
4–0Deciding sets0–1
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Barthel M.#183W1-6 6-3 6-4US Open · hardL7-5 6-7 1-6US Open · hard
vs Strycova B.W2-6 7-5 7-6Cincinnati · hardW7-6 6-2Roland Garros · clay
vs Tsurenko L.W6-7 6-2 6-3Australian Open · hardW7-6 6-2Sydney · hard
Head-to-head
6 meetings · level 3–333
Clay: Lepchenko V. leads 1–0 · Grass: Lepchenko V. leads 1–0 · Hard: Pironkova T. leads 3–1
- Lepchenko V.May 2016RomeThis matchClay6-3 6-0
- Lepchenko V.June 2014WimbledonGrass6-7 6-2 6-2
- Pironkova T.January 2014SydneyHard6-3 6-2
- Pironkova T.October 2012MoscowHard6-0 7-6
- Lepchenko V.October 2012BeijingHard7-5 6-4
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchLepchenko V.Pironkova T.1 668ELO1 8351 637Clay ELO1 6673–7Last 105–529Age28180 cmHeight180 cmLeftPlaysRight