Elina Svitolina vs Angelique Kerber — Dubai Semi-final

Dubai · WTA · Semi-final
Elina Svitolina
UKR7
Elina Svitolina
#10WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2017
hard
GER1
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Svitolina E.
6-3 7-6
Kerber A.
Svitolina E.
6772
Kerber A.
3630

Elina Svitolina defeated Angelique Kerber 6-3 7-6 in the Dubai semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elina Svitolina came in leading the head-to-head 8–6, defending last year's semi-final. Elina Svitolina extended the head-to-head to 9–6.

Key context

Head to head

8–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-08-16CincinnatiR32hardAngelique Kerber7-5 2-6 6-4
2021-04-19StuttgartR16clayElina Svitolina7-6(4) 6-3
2018-05-14RomeQFclayElina Svitolina6-4 6-4
2018-02-19DubaiSFhardElina Svitolina6-3 6-3
2017-04-22Fed Cup WG R1: GER vs UKRRRclayElina Svitolina6-4 6-2
2017-01-02BrisbaneQFhardElina Svitolina6-4 3-6 6-3
2016-10-03BeijingR16hardElina Svitolina6-3 7-5
2016-07-25MontrealR16hardAngelique Kerber1-6 7-6(2) 6-4
2016-01-11SydneyR32hardAngelique Kerber4-6 6-0 6-3
2015-08-03StanfordSFhardAngelique Kerber6-3 6-1
2015-01-05BrisbaneQFhardElina Svitolina4-6 7-5 6-3
2014-09-22WuhanQFhardElina Svitolina6-4 7-6(3)
2014-09-15TokyoR16hardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-4
2013-01-14Australian OpenR128hardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Svitolina E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Serve advantage — Svitolina E.

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

Svitolina E.Kerber A.
48
Serve
—
57
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Svitolina E.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Svitolina E.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Even
89
87
Break points saved·Even
93
91
Break points won·Even
99
95
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
86
Tiebreaks·Even
92
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Svitolina E.Kerber A.
Freshness·
98
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°CMainly clear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[7]
Wozniacki C.[10]
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.[10]
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Kerber A.[1]
6-37-63
Quarter-finals
Sevastova A.
Wang Q.
6-47-5
Wozniacki C.[10]
Bellis C.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Davis L.
6-06-4
Kerber A.[1]
Konjuh A.
6-36-2
R16
Wozniacki C.[10]
Bondarenko K.
3-66-26-3
Konjuh A.
Vesnina E.[8]
3-66-47-64
Wang Q.
Mladenovic K.
6-16-4
Sevastova A.
Peng S.
6-46-3
Bellis C.
Radwanska A.[4]
6-42-66-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Mchale C.
4-66-46-3
Davis L.
Makarova K.
4-66-16-3
Kerber A.[1]
Puig M.
6-26-3
R32
Mladenovic K.
Pliskova K.[2]
6-26-4
Wang Q.
Jabeur O.
6-36-1
Sevastova A.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-736-2
Peng S.
Strycova B.[9]
6-36-2
Radwanska A.[4]
Mertens E.
6-36-2
Bellis C.
Siegemund L.
7-57-63
Wozniacki C.[10]
Golubic V.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Zheng S.
7-56-1
Mchale C.
Osaka N.
6-36-4
Davis L.
Pliskova K.
1-66-16-3
Makarova K.
Cibulkova D.[3]
6-24-66-2
Vesnina E.[8]
Doi M.
6-27-5
Konjuh A.
Stosur S.[12]
6-46-3
Puig M.
Garcia C.[15]
6-14-66-2
Kerber A.[1]
Barthel M.
6-46-3
Bondarenko K.
Muguruza G.[5]
4-1
R64
Mladenovic K.
Siniakova K.
6-36-3
Jabeur O.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[14]
7-662-66-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Vandeweghe C.[11]
6-46-4
Sevastova A.
Begu I.
6-17-5
Siegemund L.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-746-47-63
Bellis C.
Putintseva Y.[17]
6-17-5
Bondarenko K.
Sabalenka A.
4-66-46-3
Mchale C.
Bertens K.[13]
6-756-36-4
Pliskova K.
Vinci R.[16]
3-67-56-3
Davis L.
Minella M.
2-66-26-1
Stosur S.[12]
Zhang K.
6-36-3
Garcia C.[15]
Larsson J.
6-36-3
Puig M.
Shvedova Y.
6-34-66-4
Wang Q.
Ostapenko J.
7-616-2
Peng S.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-1
Mertens E.
Pironkova T.
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[10]
Kasatkina D.
6-27-5
Golubic V.
Buyukakcay C.
6-746-36-2
Zheng S.
Arruabarrena L.
6-43-66-3
Osaka N.
Chang K.
6-26-4
Makarova K.
Zhu L.
6-36-1
Doi M.
Brengle M.
6-26-746-3
Konjuh A.
Zhang S.
6-06-1
Barthel M.
Jankovic J.
6-16-3