Simona Halep vs Kiki Bertens — Rome Semi-final

Rome · WTA · Semi-final
ROU6
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 May 2017
clay
NED15
Kiki Bertens
34 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLLL
Halep S.
7-5 6-1
Bertens K.
Halep S.
762
Bertens K.
510

Simona Halep defeated Kiki Bertens 7-5 6-1 in the Rome semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kiki Bertens came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 64. Simona Halep narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-06MadridFclayKiki Bertens6-4 6-4
2018-08-13CincinnatiFhardKiki Bertens2-6 7-6(6) 6-2
2016-06-27WimbledonR32grassSimona Halep6-4 6-3
2012-04-23FesSFclayKiki Bertens6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Bertens K.

Bertens K.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Bertens K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
49%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.1
4.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
4.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Bertens K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
87
71
Break points won·Slight edge
100
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
53

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[8]
Halep S.[6]
4-67-56-1
Semi-finals
Halep S.[6]
Bertens K.[15]
7-56-1
Svitolina E.[8]
Muguruza G.[3]
4-1
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[8]
Pliskova K.[2]
6-27-69
Muguruza G.[3]
Williams V.[9]
6-23-66-2
Bertens K.[15]
Saville D.
6-36-3
Halep S.[6]
Kontaveit A.
6-26-4
R16
Svitolina E.[8]
Barthel M.
3-66-06-0
Muguruza G.[3]
Goerges J.
7-56-4
Williams V.[9]
Konta J.[5]
6-13-66-1
Saville D.
Kuznetsova S.[7]
2-67-56-4
Bertens K.[15]
Makarova K.
7-636-1
Halep S.[6]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[12]
6-14-66-0
Kontaveit A.
Lucic M.[16]
6-16-1
Pliskova K.[2]
Bacsinszky T.
6-17-5
R32
Pliskova K.[2]
Davis L.
6-16-1
Bacsinszky T.
Strycova B.[14]
6-46-2
Barthel M.
Wang Q.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[8]
Cornet A.
6-47-611
Muguruza G.[3]
Ostapenko J.
2-66-26-1
Goerges J.
Jankovic J.
2-67-626-1
Williams V.[9]
Tsurenko L.
6-46-3
Konta J.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-0
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Siniakova K.
6-17-63
Saville D.
Garcia C.
7-53-66-3
Bertens K.[15]
Bellis C.
6-46-0
Makarova K.
Cibulkova D.[4]
1-66-16-3
Halep S.[6]
Siegemund L.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[12]
Sevastova A.
7-646-2
Kontaveit A.
Kerber A.[1]
6-46-0
Lucic M.[16]
Sharapova M.
6-43-61-2
R64
Davis L.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-25-76-3
Bacsinszky T.
Babos T.
6-26-2
Wang Q.
Vesnina E.[11]
6-26-4
Barthel M.
Peng S.
6-13-66-3
Cornet A.
Errani S.
6-36-4
Ostapenko J.
Rogers S.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Mladenovic K.[13]
7-667-5
Williams V.[9]
Shvedova Y.
6-47-64
Tsurenko L.
Chiesa D.
7-56-2
Putintseva Y.
Puig M.
6-27-5
Siniakova K.
Zhang S.
5-76-37-66
Garcia C.
Vekic D.
7-623-67-66
Saville D.
Keys M.[10]
2-67-57-5
Bertens K.[15]
Niculescu M.
2-66-26-1
Bellis C.
Doi M.
6-47-66
Makarova K.
Vinci R.
6-26-1
Siegemund L.
Osaka N.
6-26-4
Sevastova A.
Begu I.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[12]
Stosur S.
6-46-756-1
Lucic M.[16]
Safarova L.
7-54-66-3
Sharapova M.
Mchale C.
6-46-2
Kontaveit A.
Petkovic A.
6-36-4
Strycova B.[14]
Kasatkina D.
4-64-3