Simona Halep vs Danka Kovinic — Bucharest Quarter-final

Bucharest · WTA · Quarter-final
ROU1
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 July 2016
clay
Danka Kovinic
MNE6
Danka Kovinic
#1096WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Halep S.
6-4 6-2
Kovinic D.
Halep S.
662
Kovinic D.
420

Simona Halep defeated Danka Kovinic 6-4 6-2 in the Bucharest quarter-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
2022-01-17Australian OpenR32hardSimona Halep6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

Kovinic D.serving52% hold

wins 51% 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.Kovinic D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
55%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Kovinic D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
33
Break points saved·Dominant
87
28
Break points won·Dominant
100
74
Deciding sets·Slight edge
98
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
2

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