Elena Vesnina vs Svetlana Kuznetsova | Elena Vesnina Wins 6-7 7-5 6-4

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Indian WellsFinalHardMon 6 MarFinal

Elena Vesnina(14)RUS

Svetlana Kuznetsova(8)RUS

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Elena Vesnina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-7 7-5 6-4 in the Indian Wells final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in defending last year's round of 64. Elena Vesnina moved ahead in the head-to-head, 2–1.

Key context

Match story: Elena Vesnina dropped the opening set before beating Svetlana Kuznetsova 6–7 7–5 6–4.

How the match was decided

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Vesnina E. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

17 shared · last 12 months

Vesnina E. and Kuznetsova S. faced 17 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Vesnina E. went 11–9 (55%) against them, Kuznetsova S. 13–8 (62%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 8 better-results split).

11–955%Vesnina E. · better vs 3Record vs common opponents13–862%Kuznetsova S. · better vs 8

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

23–20Sets30–24

207–198Games269–231

3–3Tiebreaks1–5

2–1Deciding sets7–5

vs Svitolina E.#7L3-6 1-6New Haven · hardW6-1 6-7 6-4Moscow · hard
vs Bencic B.#12W7-6 7-6Eastbourne · grassW6-3 3-4Wuhan · hard
vs Pliskova K.#51L1-6 3-6Eastbourne · grassL3-6 6-4 2-6Cincinnati · hard

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vs Siegemund L.#122W7-5 6-4Charleston · clayL0-6 6-3 3-6Madrid · clay
vs Stephens S.#136L6-7(4) 2-6Charleston · clayW6-7 6-2 8-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Brengle M.#208W7-6 6-4Eastbourne · grassW6-0 6-4Wuhan · hard
vs Watson H.#394W6-2 6-3Eastbourne · grassW6-1 6-3Roland Garros · clay
vs Williams V.#599W6-0 6-7 6-2Miami · hardW6-2 6-2Wuhan · hard
vs Williams S.L2-6 0-6Wimbledon · grassL5-7 0-6Wimbledon · grass
vs Riske Amritraj A.L4-6 4-6Rome · clayW3-6 6-3 6-1Cincinnati · hard
vs Bondarenko K.W6-4 7-5Strasbourg · clayL6-2 4-6 5-7Eastbourne · grass
vs Makarova K.W5-7 6-1 9-7Wimbledon · grassW6-7 6-4 6-3Miami · hard
vs Cibulkova D.W6-2 6-2Wimbledon · grassL6-3 3-6 4-6Wuhan · hard
vs Vandeweghe C.L2-6 0-4Sydney · hardL4-6 3-6Indian Wells · hard
vs Cornet A.L6-3 4-6 6-7Brisbane · hardW6-4 7-5Moscow · hard
vs Doi M.W6-2 7-5Dubai · hardW6-1 7-5Beijing · hard
vs Riske A.L4-6 4-6Rome · clayW3-6 6-3 6-1Cincinnati · hard

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Vesnina E. leads 2–1

Hard: Vesnina E. leads 2–0 · Clay: Kuznetsova S. leads 1–0

Vesnina E.March 2017Indian WellsThis matchHard6-7 7-5 6-4
Kuznetsova S.May 2014OeirasClay6-3 6-1
Vesnina E.February 2009DubaiHard6-4 3-6 6-0

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Vesnina E.Kuznetsova S.1 859ELO1 8481 758Hard ELO1 8114–6Last 104–630Age31176 cmHeight174 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Elena Vesnina beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-7 7-5 6-4. Umpiry, "Elena Vesnina vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Indian Wells Final", https://umpiry.com/match/2017-03-06/kuznetsova-vs-vesnina-indian-wells-f?utm_source=cite (as of 6 March 2017).