Simona Halep vs Anastasija Sevastova — Madrid Semi-final

Madrid · WTA · Semi-final
ROU3
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 May 2017
clay
Anastasija Sevastova
LAT
Anastasija Sevastova
#293WTA
1719ELO
1695Clay ELO
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
Halep S.
6-2 6-3
Sevastova A.
Halep S.
662
Sevastova A.
230

Simona Halep defeated Anastasija Sevastova 6-2 6-3 in the Madrid semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending the title. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

Head to head

5–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-02-12DohaR16hardSimona Halep6-4 6-3
2017-08-14CincinnatiR16hardSimona Halep6-4 6-3
2017-04-24StuttgartQFclaySimona Halep6-3 6-1
2016-07-11BucharestFclaySimona Halep6-0 6-0
2011-10-17LuxembourgR16hardAnastasija Sevastova6-2 6-2
2011-06-06CopenhagenR32hardSimona Halep6-7(5) 7-6(4) 6-0
2010-07-19Bad GasteinR16clayAnastasija Sevastova5-7 6-1 5-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Sevastova A.

Sevastova A.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Halep S.

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
Halep S.Sevastova A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
2.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Sevastova A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
89
66
Break points saved·Clear edge
87
73
Break points won·Slight edge
100
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
74
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
64

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[3]
Mladenovic K.[14]
7-56-756-2
Semi-finals
Halep S.[3]
Sevastova A.
6-26-3
Mladenovic K.[14]
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-47-64
Quarter-finals
Sevastova A.
Bertens K.
6-36-3
Halep S.[3]
Vandeweghe C.
6-16-1
Mladenovic K.[14]
Cirstea S.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Bouchard E.
6-46-0
R16
Sevastova A.
Arruabarrena L.
7-56-2
Halep S.[3]
Stosur S.[16]
6-44-66-4
Vandeweghe C.
Suarez Navarro C.
5-76-47-5
Cirstea S.
Doi M.
7-53-66-1
Mladenovic K.[14]
Dodin O.
6-26-1
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Wang Q.
6-47-5
Bouchard E.
Kerber A.[1]
6-35-0
Bertens K.
Begu I.
6-17-5
R32
Sevastova A.
Pliskova K.[2]
6-36-3
Arruabarrena L.
Strycova B.[15]
3-66-36-3
Begu I.
Larsson J.
4-67-656-3
Bertens K.
Bacsinszky T.
6-26-2
Halep S.[3]
Vinci R.
6-32-67-62
Stosur S.[16]
Duque Marino M.
6-37-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Wozniacki C.[10]
6-42-66-2
Vandeweghe C.
Siegemund L.
6-24-66-3
Doi M.
Vekic D.
6-16-2
Cirstea S.
Bellis C.
6-36-2
Mladenovic K.[14]
Davis L.
6-31-67-61
Dodin O.
Cibulkova D.[4]
6-26-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Riske Amritraj A.
2-67-696-2
Wang Q.
Zheng S.
6-23-66-2
Bouchard E.
Sharapova M.
7-52-66-4
Kerber A.[1]
Siniakova K.
6-21-67-5
R64
Pliskova K.[2]
Tsurenko L.
7-652-66-2
Sevastova A.
Zhang S.
6-26-4
Arruabarrena L.
Mchale C.
4-67-616-2
Strycova B.[15]
Safarova L.
5-76-36-3
Begu I.
Vesnina E.[12]
6-46-4
Larsson J.
Schiavone F.
5-76-36-1
Bertens K.
Makarova K.
6-17-64
Bacsinszky T.
Muguruza G.[5]
6-16-3
Halep S.[3]
Pliskova K.
6-16-2
Vinci R.
Kasatkina D.
6-11-66-1
Duque Marino M.
Goerges J.
6-36-4
Stosur S.[16]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-0
Wozniacki C.[10]
Niculescu M.
7-56-736-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Peng S.
3-67-56-0
Vandeweghe C.
Kontaveit A.
6-47-67
Siegemund L.
Konta J.[6]
3-67-56-4
Doi M.
Keys M.[9]
6-44-66-4
Vekic D.
Putintseva Y.
6-36-4
Bellis C.
Saville D.
7-55-76-2
Cirstea S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[13]
6-13-67-65
Davis L.
Puig M.
6-34-67-63
Dodin O.
Petkovic A.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.[4]
Jankovic J.
6-45-77-5
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Shvedova Y.
6-46-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Golubic V.
6-26-4
Wang Q.
Garcia C.
6-46-3
Zheng S.
Svitolina E.[11]
2-67-646-3
Sharapova M.
Lucic M.[17]
4-66-46-0
Bouchard E.
Cornet A.
6-44-66-1
Siniakova K.
Parmentier P.
6-16-0
Kerber A.[1]
Babos T.
6-46-2
Mladenovic K.[14]
Konjuh A.
5-76-30-0