Tsvetana Pironkova vs Kateryna Bondarenko — Birmingham Qualifying Final

Birmingham · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Final
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 June 2016
grass
UKR
Kateryna Bondarenko
39 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWLL
Pironkova T.
7-5 6-4
Bondarenko K.
Pironkova T.
762
Bondarenko K.
54–

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Kateryna Bondarenko 7-5 6-4 in the Birmingham qualifying final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Kateryna Bondarenko came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Tsvetana Pironkova claimed a first win over Kateryna Bondarenko in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-05-18WarsawR32clayKateryna Bondarenko7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Bondarenko K.

Bondarenko K.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

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
Pironkova T.Bondarenko K.
1st serve in·Even
59%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (94 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pironkova T.Bondarenko K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
20
27
Break points saved·Slight edge
46
35
Break points won·Even
78
76
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
59
Tiebreaks·Dominant
61
14

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 — qualifying

Q3
Pironkova T.
Bondarenko K.
7-56-4
Mchale C.
Linette M.
6-46-3
Paszek T.
Tatishvili A.
6-36-2
Siniakova K.
Krunic A.
6-36-3
Q2
Pironkova T.
Pliskova K.
6-37-68
Linette M.
King V.
6-46-4
Siniakova K.
Robson L.
6-16-3
Paszek T.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-46-2
Tatishvili A.
Savchuk O.
6-47-5
Mchale C.
Osaka N.
6-00-0
Bondarenko K.
Koukalova K.
6-44-66-1
Krunic A.
Shinikova I.
6-16-2
Q1
Kudryavtseva A.
Lucic M.
6-26-4
Siniakova K.
Vekic D.
6-36-0
Robson L.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-1
Pironkova T.
Boulter K.
6-16-2
Pliskova K.
Taylor G.
6-36-4
Koukalova K.
Xu Y.
1-67-6126-2
Bondarenko K.
Dodin O.
6-37-63
Savchuk O.
Chirico L.
4-67-697-65
Tatishvili A.
Dart H.
6-44-66-1
Paszek T.
Duval V.
6-26-736-1
King V.
Burrage J.
7-56-4
Linette M.
Kucova K.
6-26-3
Osaka N.
Nara K.
6-26-3
Mchale C.
Davis L.
6-26-3
Shinikova I.
Klepac A.
6-26-4
Krunic A.
Buyukakcay C.
7-56-3