Laura Siegemund vs Simona Halep — Stuttgart Semi-final

Stuttgart · WTA · Semi-final
Laura Siegemund
GER
Laura Siegemund
#87WTA
1769ELO
1692Clay ELO
$736kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2017
clay
ROU4
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
Siegemund L.
6-4 7-5
Halep S.
Siegemund L.
672
Halep S.
450

Laura Siegemund defeated Simona Halep 6-4 7-5 in the Stuttgart semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Laura Siegemund narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-01-31Gippsland TrophyR16hardSimona Halep6-2 6-4
2017-05-15RomeR32claySimona Halep6-4 6-4
2016-04-18StuttgartR16clayLaura Siegemund6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Siegemund L.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Siegemund L.

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
Siegemund L.Halep S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
73%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
2.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Siegemund L.Halep S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
87
Break points won·Slight edge
89
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Siegemund L.Halep S.
Freshness·
98
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
12°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 50%

Draw

Final
Siegemund L.
Mladenovic K.
6-12-67-65
Semi-finals
Siegemund L.
Halep S.[4]
6-47-5
Mladenovic K.
Sharapova M.
3-67-56-4
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.
Kontaveit A.
6-36-4
Mladenovic K.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-2
Siegemund L.
Pliskova K.[2]
7-635-76-3
Halep S.[4]
Sevastova A.
6-36-1
R16
Halep S.[4]
Strycova B.
6-26-3
Sevastova A.
Konta J.[6]
6-37-5
Kontaveit A.
Muguruza G.[5]
2-67-616-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
Mladenovic K.
Kerber A.[1]
6-27-5
Pliskova K.[2]
Vandeweghe C.
7-626-4
Siegemund L.
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Makarova K.
7-56-1
R32
Vandeweghe C.
Ostapenko J.
7-637-63
Siegemund L.
Zhang S.
6-27-64
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Bertens K.
6-35-76-3
Konta J.[6]
Osaka N.
7-653-66-1
Sharapova M.
Vinci R.
7-56-3
Kontaveit A.
Konjuh A.
7-656-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Korpatsch T.
6-26-4
Vesnina E.
Kasatkina D.
7-626-2
Mladenovic K.
Lucic M.
6-46-2
Strycova B.
Brady J.
6-26-2
Sevastova A.
Stosur S.
6-14-66-3
Makarova K.
Radwanska A.[7]
6-26-4