Mona Barthel vs Kristina Kucova — Eastbourne Qualifying Round 2

Eastbourne · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Mona Barthel
GER
Mona Barthel
#223WTA
1551ELO
1393Grass ELO
36 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 June 2017
grass
SVK
Kristina Kucova
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
Barthel M.
6-2 7-5
Kucova K.
Barthel M.
672
Kucova K.
25–

Mona Barthel defeated Kristina Kucova 6-2 7-5 in the Eastbourne qualifying round 2 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Kristina Kucova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Mona Barthel claimed a first win over Kristina Kucova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Mona Barthel closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-07-05HamburgR32clayKristina Kucova6-3 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Barthel M.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kucova K.

Kucova K.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Barthel M.

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
Barthel M.Kucova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
53%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
0.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.4
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 147). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Barthel M.Kucova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
31
6
Break points saved·Dominant
59
13
Break points won·Even
68
64
Deciding sets·Even
48
46
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
18
8

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

Freshness

Recent load
Barthel M.Kucova K.
Freshness·
96
—

Barthel M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Arruabarrena L.
Pironkova T.
3-66-26-2
Barthel M.
Kucova K.
6-27-5
Schiavone F.
Davis L.
6-30-66-1
Hsieh S.
Cirstea S.
7-636-1
Duan Y.
Cepede Royg V.
7-656-2
Lepchenko V.
Ozaki R.
6-46-4
Q1
Schiavone F.
Dart H.
6-26-2
Cepede Royg V.
Errani S.
6-16-2
Duan Y.
Dunne K.
6-746-47-63
Hsieh S.
Flipkens K.
5-77-667-5
Cirstea S.
Liu F.
6-16-2
Pironkova T.
Vondrousova M.
6-26-2
Arruabarrena L.
Hogenkamp R.
5-76-17-62
Kucova K.
Minella M.
7-636-752-0
Barthel M.
Haddad Maia B.
3-67-667-5
Davis L.
Taylor G.
6-06-2
Ozaki R.
Cako J.
7-56-0
Lepchenko V.
Swan K.
6-17-63