Simona Halep vs Anett Kontaveit — Rome Quarter-final

Rome · WTA · Quarter-final
ROU6
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 May 2017
clay
EST
Anett Kontaveit
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
Halep S.
6-2 6-4
Kontaveit A.
Halep S.
662
Kontaveit A.
240

Simona Halep defeated Anett Kontaveit 6-2 6-4 in the Rome quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-10-25Cluj-Napoca 2FhardAnett Kontaveit6-2 6-3
2020-01-20Australian OpenQFhardSimona Halep6-1 6-1
2017-03-20MiamiR32hardSimona Halep6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kontaveit A.

Kontaveit A.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Kontaveit A.
1st serve in·Even
66%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
3.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Kontaveit A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
89
82
Break points saved·Even
87
85
Break points won·Slight edge
100
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
98
90
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
77

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