Simona Halep vs Vania King — Bucharest Semi-final

Bucharest · WTA · Semi-final
ROU1
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 July 2016
clay
USA
Vania King
37 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
Halep S.
6-7 6-4 6-3
King V.
Halep S.
63662
King V.
77431

Simona Halep defeated Vania King 6-7 6-4 6-3 in the Bucharest semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-03-07Indian WellsR64hardSimona Halep6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs King V.

King V.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Halep 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
Halep S.King V.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
1.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 47). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.King V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
28
Break points saved·Dominant
87
54
Break points won·Dominant
100
54
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
37
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
64

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Halep S.[1]
Sevastova A.[7]
6-06-0
Semi-finals
Sevastova A.[7]
Siegemund L.[4]
6-36-2
Halep S.[1]
King V.
6-736-46-3
Quarter-finals
Sevastova A.[7]
Errani S.[2]
7-646-3
Siegemund L.[4]
Hercog P.
6-26-1
King V.
Parmentier P.
6-36-1
Halep S.[1]
Kovinic D.[6]
6-46-2
R16
Errani S.[2]
Schiavone F.
1-66-20-0
Sevastova A.[7]
Tig P.
6-26-2
Siegemund L.[4]
Eguchi M.
6-46-1
Hercog P.
Niculescu M.[5]
6-46-3
King V.
Buyukakcay C.[8]
7-654-66-1
Parmentier P.
Sasnovich A.
7-636-4
Halep S.[1]
Shinikova I.
6-46-3
Kovinic D.[6]
Leykina P.
6-36-2
R32
Errani S.[2]
Krunic A.
6-36-2
Schiavone F.
Kostova E.
6-27-63
Sevastova A.[7]
Ruse E.
6-36-4
Siegemund L.[4]
Pereira T.
6-26-2
Eguchi M.
Torro Flor M.
6-16-2
Hercog P.
Karatantcheva S.
6-12-66-2
Niculescu M.[5]
Mitu C.
6-26-4
Buyukakcay C.[8]
Kucova K.
6-07-5
King V.
Kania P.
7-646-0
Parmentier P.
Bonaventure Y.
6-46-2
Sasnovich A.
Schmiedlova A.[3]
6-41-67-5
Kovinic D.[6]
Podoroska N.
6-16-0
Leykina P.
Xu S.
1-66-17-67
Shinikova I.
Baindl K.
6-23-66-3
Halep S.[1]
Krejcikova B.
3-66-16-1
Tig P.
Minca I.
7-656-3