Simona Halep vs Elina Svitolina — Roland Garros Quarter-final

Roland Garros · WTA · Quarter-final
ROU3
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 May 2017
clay
Elina Svitolina
UKR7
Elina Svitolina
#8WTA
2070ELO
1995Clay ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Halep S.
3-6 7-6 6-0
Svitolina E.
Halep S.
37862
Svitolina E.
66601

Simona Halep defeated Elina Svitolina 3-6 7-6 6-0 in the Roland Garros quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elina Svitolina came in leading the head-to-head 6–4, defending last year's round of 16. Simona Halep narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.

Key context

Head to head

4–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-08-30US OpenR16hardElina Svitolina6-3 6-3
2019-10-28Shenzhen FinalsRRhardElina Svitolina7-5 6-3
2019-07-01WimbledonSFgrassSimona Halep6-1 6-3
2019-02-11DohaSFhardSimona Halep6-3 3-6 6-4
2018-05-14RomeFclayElina Svitolina6-0 6-4
2017-10-23SingaporeRRhardElina Svitolina6-3 6-4
2017-08-07TorontoSFhardElina Svitolina6-1 6-1
2017-05-15RomeFclayElina Svitolina4-6 7-5 6-1
2014-02-09Fed Cup G1 PO: ROU vs UKRRRhardSimona Halep6-3 7-5
2013-10-28Tournament of ChampionsRRhardSimona Halep6-1 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Svitolina E.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.Svitolina E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
3.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Svitolina E.
Clutch Rating·Even
89
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
93
Break points won·Even
100
99
Deciding sets·Even
98
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Halep S.Svitolina E.
Freshness·
—
98

Svitolina E.: 12 days rest · 1 match (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