Ayla Aksu vs Elizaveta Kulichkova — Istanbul Round of 32

Istanbul · WTA · Round of 32
USA
Ayla Aksu
#214WTA
1521ELO
1427Clay ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2017
clay
RUS
Elizaveta Kulichkova
30 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWW
Aksu A.
7-5 6-1
Kulichkova E.
Aksu A.
762
Kulichkova E.
510

Ayla Aksu defeated Elizaveta Kulichkova 7-5 6-1 in the Istanbul round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Ayla Aksu came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Ayla Aksu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Aksu A.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Kulichkova E.

Kulichkova E.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Aksu A.

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
Aksu A.Kulichkova E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
51%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
6.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (65 vs 18). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[1]
Mertens E.[6]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Mertens E.[6]
Begu I.[3]
6-16-1
Svitolina E.[1]
Cepelova J.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Mertens E.[6]
Buyukakcay C.
6-44-66-2
Begu I.[3]
Eraydin B.
2-67-656-1
Cepelova J.
Yastremska D.
2-67-646-4
Svitolina E.[1]
Cirstea S.[5]
6-46-4
R16
Mertens E.[6]
Errani S.
7-633-66-3
Begu I.[3]
Flipkens K.
6-11-66-3
Eraydin B.
Aksu A.
6-16-3
Yastremska D.
Kalinskaya A.
6-16-4
Cirstea S.[5]
Sakkari M.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.[1]
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-36-3
Buyukakcay C.
Babos T.[2]
6-47-65
Cepelova J.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-47-63
R32
Errani S.
Hsieh S.
6-06-1
Mertens E.[6]
Baindl K.
6-46-1
Begu I.[3]
Maria T.
1-66-17-5
Aksu A.
Kulichkova E.
7-56-1
Eraydin B.
Pironkova T.[7]
6-26-4
Yastremska D.
Petkovic A.[8]
3-66-06-3
Flipkens K.
Kucova K.
6-01-0
Kalinskaya A.
Chang K.
6-16-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Soylu I.
6-37-5
Cepelova J.
Bouchard E.[4]
6-06-4
Sakkari M.
Kovinic D.
7-636-3
Cadantu Ignatik A.
Hibino N.
2-66-06-3
Svitolina E.[1]
Kamenskaya V.
6-40-66-1
Cirstea S.[5]
Ferro F.
6-36-1
Babos T.[2]
Perrin C.
6-36-2
Buyukakcay C.
Zanevska M.
6-26-1