Simona Halep vs Angelique Kerber — Montreal Semi-final

Montreal · WTA · Semi-final
ROU5
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 July 2016
hard
GER2
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Halep S.
6-0 3-6 6-2
Kerber A.
Halep S.
6362
Kerber A.
0621

Simona Halep defeated Angelique Kerber 6-0 3-6 6-2 in the Montreal semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 6–4. Simona Halep narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.

Key context

Head to head

4–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-05-10RomeR32clayAngelique Kerber1-6 3-3 RET
2019-06-24EastbourneQFgrassAngelique Kerber6-4 6-3
2018-05-28Roland GarrosQFclaySimona Halep6-7(2) 6-3 6-2
2018-01-15Australian OpenSFhardSimona Halep6-3 4-6 9-7
2016-10-24SingaporeRRhardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-2
2016-08-15CincinnatiSFhardAngelique Kerber6-3 6-4
2016-06-27WimbledonQFgrassAngelique Kerber7-5 7-6(2)
2016-04-16Fed Cup WG R1: GER vs ROURRclayAngelique Kerber6-2 6-2
2015-08-10TorontoR16hardSimona Halep6-3 5-7 6-4
2014-02-10DohaFhardSimona Halep6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
49%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Even
89
87
Break points saved·Even
87
91
Break points won·Slight edge
100
95
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CDrizzle
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 66%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[5]
Keys M.[10]
7-626-3
Semi-finals
Halep S.[5]
Kerber A.[2]
6-03-66-2
Keys M.[10]
Kucova K.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Keys M.[10]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
7-631-66-0
Halep S.[5]
Kuznetsova S.[9]
3-66-16-1
Kucova K.
Konta J.[15]
6-46-3
Kerber A.[2]
Kasatkina D.
6-26-2
R16
Kerber A.[2]
Svitolina E.[17]
1-67-626-4
Kasatkina D.
Vinci R.[7]
7-56-3
Halep S.[5]
Pliskova K.[14]
6-36-3
Keys M.[10]
Williams V.[6]
6-16-726-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
Radwanska A.[4]
6-46-746-1
Kucova K.
Bouchard E.
3-66-46-3
Konta J.[15]
Lepchenko V.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.[9]
Kvitova P.[12]
7-626-3
R32
Svitolina E.[17]
Abanda F.
7-627-63
Kasatkina D.
Stosur S.[13]
7-616-3
Kvitova P.[12]
Petkovic A.
6-26-4
Williams V.[6]
Strycova B.
6-36-0
Keys M.[10]
Brengle M.
6-46-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
Mchale C.
6-27-5
Radwanska A.[4]
Niculescu M.
6-17-5
Kucova K.
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
3-66-46-4
Konta J.[15]
King V.
7-56-1
Lepchenko V.
Broady N.
6-43-66-3
Pliskova K.[14]
Errani S.
W/O
Kuznetsova S.[9]
Kudryavtseva A.
7-56-0
Kerber A.[2]
Lucic M.
6-34-66-3
Bouchard E.
Cibulkova D.[11]
6-26-0
Vinci R.[7]
Giorgi C.
2-66-36-4
Halep S.[5]
Saville D.
6-26-3
R64
Giorgi C.
Stephens S.
7-627-64
Lucic M.
Hibino N.
6-26-0
Svitolina E.[17]
Brady J.
6-26-4
Stosur S.[13]
Watson H.
7-56-3
Saville D.
Beck A.
6-46-3
Pliskova K.[14]
Bondarenko K.
3-66-27-5
Petkovic A.
Cornet A.
7-616-3
Strycova B.
Garcia C.
2-66-36-3
Brengle M.
Makarova K.
6-41-66-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
Putintseva Y.
6-41-67-5
Niculescu M.
Ostapenko J.
3-67-56-1
Kucova K.
Wickmayer Y.
4-66-26-3
Bouchard E.
Safarova L.
6-33-67-63
Cibulkova D.[11]
Duque Marino M.
6-26-2
Konta J.[15]
Rogers S.
6-46-2
King V.
Babos T.
6-43-67-65
Broady N.
Puig M.
3-66-46-2
Mchale C.
Zhang S.
6-23-0
Errani S.
Wozniak A.
6-47-64
Kasatkina D.
Doi M.
3-66-36-1
Kudryavtseva A.
Mladenovic K.
7-651-66-3
Abanda F.
Zheng S.
6-17-5
Kvitova P.[12]
Linette M.
6-16-2
Keys M.[10]
Vesnina E.
6-46-0