Johanna Konta vs Simona Halep — Miami Quarter-final

Miami · WTA · Quarter-final
GBR10
Johanna Konta
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 March 2017
hard
ROU3
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
Konta J.
3-6 7-6 6-2
Halep S.
Konta J.
37962
Halep S.
66721

Johanna Konta defeated Simona Halep 3-6 7-6 6-2 in the Miami quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's quarter-final, but Johanna Konta had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Johanna Konta narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-06MadridR32claySimona Halep7-5 6-1
2017-08-14CincinnatiQFhardSimona Halep6-4 7-6(1)
2017-07-03WimbledonQFgrassJohanna Konta6-7(2) 7-6(5) 6-4
2017-04-22Fed Cup WG2 R1: ROU vs GBRRRclaySimona Halep6-1 6-3
2015-09-28WuhanR16hardJohanna Konta6-3 3-6 7-5
2014-02-07Fed Cup G1 RR: GBR vs ROURRhardSimona Halep6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Konta J.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Konta J.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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
Konta J.Halep S.
1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Konta J.Halep S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
66
89
Break points saved·Even
90
87
Break points won·Dominant
67
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
84
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
48
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Konta J.[10]
Wozniacki C.[12]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.[12]
Pliskova K.[2]
5-76-16-1
Konta J.[10]
Williams V.[11]
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[2]
Lucic M.[26]
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[12]
Safarova L.
6-46-3
Konta J.[10]
Halep S.[3]
3-67-676-2
Williams V.[11]
Kerber A.[1]
7-56-3
R16
Wozniacki C.[12]
Muguruza G.[6]
7-610-0
Pliskova K.[2]
Strycova B.[15]
6-16-4
Lucic M.[26]
Mattek Sands B.
7-56-4
Halep S.[3]
Stosur S.[14]
4-67-56-2
Kerber A.[1]
Ozaki R.
6-26-2
Safarova L.
Cibulkova D.[4]
7-656-1
Konta J.[10]
Arruabarrena L.
7-56-1
Williams V.[11]
Kuznetsova S.[7]
6-37-64
R32
Pliskova K.[2]
Putintseva Y.[27]
7-56-3
Strycova B.[15]
Cepelova J.
6-26-4
Mattek Sands B.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[17]
4-66-06-3
Lucic M.[26]
Radwanska A.[5]
6-06-3
Cibulkova D.[4]
Flipkens K.
6-26-3
Safarova L.
Tomljanovic A.
6-16-3
Wozniacki C.[12]
Cirstea S.
6-46-2
Muguruza G.[6]
Zhang S.[30]
4-66-26-2
Arruabarrena L.
Keys M.[8]
7-57-5
Konta J.[10]
Parmentier P.
6-46-0
Stosur S.[14]
Peng S.
4-66-37-5
Halep S.[3]
Kontaveit A.
6-36-0
Ozaki R.
Goerges J.
7-656-3
Kerber A.[1]
Rogers S.
6-47-5
Williams V.[11]
Tig P.
6-36-0
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Townsend T.
6-46-2
R64
Radwanska A.[5]
Wang Q.
7-636-1
Pliskova K.[2]
Brengle M.
6-16-3
Putintseva Y.[27]
Witthoeft C.
6-46-4
Cepelova J.
Vandeweghe C.[18]
6-23-66-1
Strycova B.[15]
Larsson J.
4-66-37-63
Mattek Sands B.
Svitolina E.[9]
7-56-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[17]
Shvedova Y.
6-736-26-0
Lucic M.[26]
Bondarenko K.
6-22-67-62
Cibulkova D.[4]
Cepede Royg V.
6-36-2
Flipkens K.
Konjuh A.[29]
7-646-766-2
Safarova L.
Saville D.[23]
6-26-2
Tomljanovic A.
Vesnina E.[13]
3-66-47-5
Wozniacki C.[12]
Lepchenko V.
6-16-2
Cirstea S.
Sevastova A.[19]
7-643-66-3
Zhang S.[30]
Errani S.
4-66-47-5
Muguruza G.[6]
Mchale C.
0-67-666-4
Keys M.[8]
Golubic V.
6-16-2
Arruabarrena L.
Begu I.[28]
3-66-46-3
Parmentier P.
Babos T.[24]
6-716-26-0
Konta J.[10]
Sasnovich A.
6-26-756-4
Stosur S.[14]
Barty A.
6-46-4
Peng S.
Garcia C.[21]
6-46-0
Kontaveit A.
Makarova K.[32]
6-716-26-2
Halep S.[3]
Osaka N.
6-42-66-3
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Minella M.
6-26-2
Townsend T.
Vinci R.[25]
6-36-2
Tig P.
Mladenovic K.[22]
7-646-2
Williams V.[11]
Haddad Maia B.
6-46-3
Ozaki R.
Bertens K.[16]
6-44-66-1
Goerges J.
Suarez Navarro C.[20]
6-47-65
Rogers S.
Kasatkina D.[31]
6-45-76-0
Kerber A.[1]
Duan Y.
7-636-2
R128
Brengle M.
Ostapenko J.
6-33-66-2
Witthoeft C.
Gibbs N.
6-36-3
Cepelova J.
Petkovic A.
6-26-4
Larsson J.
Niculescu M.
6-36-1
Mattek Sands B.
Siniakova K.
6-34-66-4
Shvedova Y.
Jankovic J.
4-66-47-63
Bondarenko K.
Badosa P.
6-47-5
Wang Q.
Vekic D.
0-66-46-2
Cepede Royg V.
Doi M.
6-26-4
Flipkens K.
Brady J.
3-66-37-5
Safarova L.
Wickmayer Y.
7-626-4
Tomljanovic A.
Linette M.
6-21-66-2
Lepchenko V.
Davis L.
6-36-3
Cirstea S.
Puig M.
6-26-4
Errani S.
Bencic B.
6-34-66-3
Mchale C.
Beck A.
6-727-56-0
Golubic V.
Pironkova T.
3-66-16-1
Arruabarrena L.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-56-1
Parmentier P.
Dodin O.
6-26-1
Sasnovich A.
Cornet A.
6-41-66-4
Barty A.
Bouchard E.
6-45-76-3
Kontaveit A.
Nara K.
6-26-1
Osaka N.
Kucova K.
6-26-3
Minella M.
Pliskova K.
7-645-77-5
Townsend T.
Anisimova A.
2-66-26-3
Tig P.
Watson H.
7-646-1
Ozaki R.
Chirico L.
3-67-56-1
Goerges J.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-56-3
Rogers S.
Erakovic M.
4-66-37-64
Duan Y.
Siegemund L.
7-666-3
Peng S.
Kovinic D.
6-20-0
Haddad Maia B.
Tsurenko L.
3-2