Tsvetana Pironkova vs Vania King — Doha Qualifying Round 1

Doha · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
BUL
Tsvetana Pironkova
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2017
hard
USA
Vania King
37 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
Pironkova T.
6-3 6-3
King V.
Pironkova T.
662
King V.
33–

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Vania King 6-3 6-3 in the Doha qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vania King came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Tsvetana Pironkova claimed a first win over Vania King in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-14RomeR64clayVania King6-0 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Pironkova T.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs King V.

King V.serving50% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Pironkova T.

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
Pironkova T.King V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (51 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pironkova T.King V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
20
28
Break points saved·Slight edge
46
54
Break points won·Clear edge
78
54
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
37
Tiebreaks·Even
61
64

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