Katerina Siniakova vs Simona HalepShenzhen Round of 16

Shenzhen · WTA · Round of 16
#34WTA
1846ELO
1807Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$17MCAREER
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2017
hard
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Siniakova K.
6-3 4-6 7-5
Halep S.
Siniakova K.
6472
Halep S.
3651

Katerina Siniakova defeated Simona Halep 6-3 4-6 7-5 in the Shenzhen round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Katerina Siniakova claimed a first win over Simona Halep in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-06-20Bad HomburgR32grassSimona Halep4-6 6-3 6-4
2019-02-09Fed Cup WG R1: CZE vs ROURRhardSimona Halep6-4 6-0
2018-01-01ShenzhenFhardSimona Halep6-1 2-6 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Siniakova K.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Siniakova K.

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

Serve & return on hard

Siniakova K.Halep S.
21
Serve
64
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
48%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
89
Break points saved·Clear edge
75
87
Break points won·Slight edge
94
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
90
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
98

Siniakova K.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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