Jelena Jankovic vs Tsvetana Pironkova — Doha Qualifying Final

Doha · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Final
SRB
Jelena Jankovic
41 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2017
hard
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Jankovic J.
6-1 6-7 6-4
Pironkova T.
Jankovic J.
66662
Pironkova T.
17841

Jelena Jankovic defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-1 6-7 6-4 in the Doha qualifying final on hard. The result followed the form book — Jelena Jankovic came in leading the head-to-head 7–0. Jelena Jankovic extended the head-to-head to 8–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Jelena Jankovic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

7–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-08-25US OpenR64hardJelena Jankovic7-5 6-4
2013-05-13RomeR64clayJelena Jankovic6-3 6-0
2010-04-26StuttgartR16clayJelena Jankovic6-2 6-2
2007-06-11BirminghamR32grassJelena Jankovic6-4 6-1
2006-10-16ZurichR32hardJelena Jankovic3-6 6-4 6-1
2006-10-02StuttgartR16clayJelena Jankovic4-6 6-2 7-5
2004-04-24Fed Cup G1 PO: SCG vs BULRRclayJelena Jankovic6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Jankovic J.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

Pironkova T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Jankovic J.

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
Jankovic J.Pironkova T.
1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (27 vs 51). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Jankovic J.Pironkova T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
20
Break points saved·Dominant
80
46
Break points won·Clear edge
91
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
7
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
50
61

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Mchale C.
Larsson J.
7-646-4
Jankovic J.
Pironkova T.
6-16-766-4
Davis L.
Giorgi C.
5-75-2
Brengle M.
Zheng S.
6-26-1
Q2
Davis L.
Wang Q.
6-36-3
Mchale C.
Bondarenko K.
7-56-1
Larsson J.
Alexandrova E.
6-23-66-2
Jankovic J.
Ozaki R.
6-46-3
Pironkova T.
Rodina E.
7-56-3
Giorgi C.
Beck A.
6-24-66-3
Brengle M.
Pliskova K.
4-66-16-3
Zheng S.
Bellis C.
6-25-76-2
Q1
Bellis C.
Peng S.
6-36-3
Larsson J.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-34-66-1
Jankovic J.
Hibino N.
7-54-66-3
Alexandrova E.
Baindl K.
6-36-3
Mchale C.
Jabeur O.
6-47-63
Pliskova K.
Barthel M.
1-66-36-2
Brengle M.
Kovinic D.
6-16-1
Zheng S.
Nara K.
6-20-0
Ozaki R.
Goncalves P.
6-16-1
Rodina E.
Dodin O.
7-54-66-1
Pironkova T.
King V.
6-36-3
Davis L.
Boserup J.
6-26-2
Wang Q.
Pivovarova A.
6-46-2
Beck A.
Broady N.
4-67-56-2
Giorgi C.
Khromacheva I.
6-36-2