Simona Halep vs Karolina Pliskova — Roland Garros Semi-final

Roland Garros · WTA · Semi-final
ROU3
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 May 2017
clay
Karolina Pliskova
CZE20
Karolina Pliskova
#73WTA
1869ELO
1806Clay ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Halep S.
6-4 3-6 6-3
Pliskova K.
Halep S.
6362
Pliskova K.
4631

Simona Halep defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Roland Garros semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 7–4, defending last year's round of 16. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 8–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Simona Halep closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

7–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-09-14RomeFclaySimona Halep6-0 2-1 RET
2019-10-28Shenzhen FinalsRRhardKarolina Pliskova6-0 2-6 6-4
2019-03-18MiamiSFhardKarolina Pliskova7-5 6-1
2019-02-09Fed Cup WG R1: CZE vs ROURRhardSimona Halep6-4 5-7 6-4
2018-05-07MadridQFclayKarolina Pliskova6-4 6-3
2018-01-15Australian OpenQFhardSimona Halep6-3 6-2
2016-07-25MontrealR16hardSimona Halep6-3 6-3
2016-02-06Fed Cup WG R1: CZE vs ROURRhardKarolina Pliskova6-7(4) 6-4 6-2
2016-01-11SydneyQFhardSimona Halep6-4 7-5
2015-03-09Indian WellsR16hardSimona Halep6-4 6-4
2015-02-16DubaiFhardSimona Halep6-4 7-6(4)
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Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.1
6.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.8
5.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Even
89
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
95
Break points won·Clear edge
100
87
Deciding sets·Even
98
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Halep S.Pliskova K.
Freshness·
—
96

Pliskova K.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
29°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Ostapenko J.[29]
Halep S.[3]
4-66-46-3
Semi-finals
Ostapenko J.[29]
Bacsinszky T.[30]
7-643-66-3
Halep S.[3]
Pliskova K.[20]
6-43-66-3
Quarter-finals
Bacsinszky T.[30]
Mladenovic K.
6-46-4
Ostapenko J.[29]
Wozniacki C.[11]
4-66-26-2
Halep S.[3]
Svitolina E.[7]
3-67-666-0
Pliskova K.[20]
Garcia C.[28]
7-636-4
R16
Garcia C.[28]
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Mladenovic K.
Muguruza G.[4]
6-13-66-3
Wozniacki C.[11]
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-14-66-2
Bacsinszky T.[30]
Williams V.[10]
5-76-26-1
Halep S.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.[21]
6-16-1
Ostapenko J.[29]
Stosur S.[23]
2-66-26-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Martic P.
4-66-37-5
Pliskova K.[20]
Cepede Royg V.
2-66-36-4
R32
Stosur S.[23]
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.[11]
Bellis C.
6-22-66-3
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Zhang S.[32]
7-654-67-5
Muguruza G.[4]
Putintseva Y.[27]
7-56-2
Williams V.[10]
Mertens E.[23]
6-36-1
Bacsinszky T.[30]
Jabeur O.
6-26-2
Martic P.
Sevastova A.[17]
6-16-1
Svitolina E.[7]
Linette M.
6-47-5
Mladenovic K.
Rogers S.
7-54-68-6
Suarez Navarro C.[21]
Vesnina E.[14]
6-46-4
Halep S.[3]
Kasatkina D.[26]
6-07-5
Garcia C.[28]
Hsieh S.
6-44-69-7
Cornet A.
Radwanska A.[9]
6-26-1
Cepede Royg V.
Duque Marino M.
3-67-626-3
Ostapenko J.[29]
Tsurenko L.
6-16-4
Pliskova K.[20]
Witthoeft C.
7-56-1
R64
Mattek Sands B.
Kvitova P.[15]
7-657-65
Putintseva Y.[27]
Larsson J.
6-31-66-3
Bacsinszky T.[30]
Brengle M.
6-06-2
Jabeur O.
Cibulkova D.[6]
6-46-3
Vesnina E.[14]
Lepchenko V.
4-66-36-0
Garcia C.[28]
Paquet C.
7-56-4
Cornet A.
Strycova B.[20]
6-46-1
Duque Marino M.
Rybarikova M.
1-66-38-6
Witthoeft C.
Parmentier P.
6-47-65
Halep S.[3]
Maria T.
6-46-3
Mladenovic K.
Errani S.
6-26-3
Wozniacki C.[11]
Abanda F.
6-06-0
Bellis C.
Bertens K.[18]
6-37-65
Muguruza G.[4]
Kontaveit A.
6-746-46-2
Hsieh S.
Townsend T.
6-02-66-3
Ostapenko J.[29]
Puig M.
6-36-2
Tsurenko L.
Makarova K.
6-26-2
Stosur S.[23]
Flipkens K.
6-27-66
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Dodin O.
7-655-76-3
Williams V.[10]
Nara K.
6-36-1
Linette M.
Konjuh A.[29]
6-07-5
Kasatkina D.[26]
Vondrousova M.
7-616-4
Radwanska A.[9]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-736-26-3
Cepede Royg V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
7-642-66-4
Rogers S.
Buyukakcay C.
7-666-4
Sevastova A.[17]
Bouchard E.
6-36-0
Zhang S.[32]
Sasnovich A.[14]
6-24-66-3
Pliskova K.[20]
Alexandrova E.[14]
6-24-66-3
Mertens E.[23]
Hogenkamp R.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Pironkova T.
3-66-36-2
Martic P.
Keys M.[19]
3-66-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[21]
Cirstea S.[18]
7-56-4
R128
Mladenovic K.
Brady J.
3-66-39-7
Paquet C.
Pliskova K.
6-746-26-2
Makarova K.
Kerber A.[1]
6-26-2
Tsurenko L.
Baindl K.
6-46-0
Flipkens K.
Minella M.
6-36-3
Mattek Sands B.
Rodina E.
7-56-2
Kvitova P.[15]
Boserup J.
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[11]
Fourlis J.
6-43-66-2
Abanda F.
Andrianjafitrimo T.
6-36-4
Bellis C.
Lemoine Q.
6-33-66-1
Bertens K.[18]
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-16-1
Zhang S.[32]
Vekic D.
7-56-4
Dodin O.
Giorgi C.
6-26-3
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Mchale C.
7-56-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Schiavone F.
6-26-4
Kontaveit A.
Niculescu M.
7-56-1
Larsson J.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-46-4
Putintseva Y.[27]
Georges M.
6-36-0
Buyukakcay C.
Lucic M.[22]
6-36-3
Rogers S.
Erakovic M.
7-646-4
Errani S.
Doi M.
7-676-1
Williams V.[10]
Wang Q.
6-47-63
Cibulkova D.[6]
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-1
Pironkova T.
Barthel M.
6-06-4
Linette M.
Lim A.
6-07-5
Konjuh A.[29]
Kovinic D.
7-57-64
Sevastova A.[17]
Beck A.
6-26-4
Bouchard E.
Ozaki R.
2-66-36-2
Martic P.
Bondarenko K.
6-27-5
Vesnina E.[14]
Haddad Maia B.
6-23-66-4
Maria T.
Duan Y.
6-46-1
Halep S.[3]
Cepelova J.
6-26-3
Hsieh S.
Konta J.[7]
1-67-626-4
Townsend T.
Kato M.
6-46-0
Garcia C.[28]
Hibino N.
6-26-2
Strycova B.[20]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-0
Cornet A.
Babos T.
6-26-756-2
Radwanska A.[9]
Ferro F.
6-16-1
Cepede Royg V.
Safarova L.
6-16-4
Duque Marino M.
Begu I.
7-626-4
Rybarikova M.
Vandeweghe C.[19]
6-16-4
Witthoeft C.
Davis L.[25]
2-66-36-3
Parmentier P.
Khromacheva I.
6-36-0
Ostapenko J.[29]
Chirico L.
4-66-36-2
Puig M.
Vinci R.[31]
6-33-66-2
Stosur S.[23]
Kucova K.
7-56-1
Mertens E.[23]
Saville D.[24]
7-641-66-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Shvedova Y.
6-46-3
Keys M.[19]
Barty A.
6-36-2
Hogenkamp R.
Jankovic J.
6-27-5
Bacsinszky T.[30]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-16-2
Brengle M.
Goerges J.
1-66-313-11
Jabeur O.
Bogdan A.
6-36-4
Lepchenko V.
Petkovic A.
6-43-66-3
Suarez Navarro C.[21]
Sakkari M.
6-46-2
Kasatkina D.[26]
Wickmayer Y.
7-56-4
Vondrousova M.
Hesse A.
6-16-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
Tig P.
6-11-0
Sasnovich A.[14]
Golubic V.
4-67-56-3
Nara K.
Anisimova A.[6]
3-67-56-4
Cirstea S.[18]
Peng S.
6-36-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Osaka N.[16]
6-37-5
Alexandrova E.[14]
Siniakova K.
6-42-66-2
Pliskova K.[20]
Zheng S.
7-56-2