Simona Halep vs Karolina Pliskova — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
ROU1
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2018
hard
Karolina Pliskova
CZE6
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Halep S.
6-3 6-2
Pliskova K.
Halep S.
662
Pliskova K.
320

Simona Halep defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-2 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 7–4, defending last year's round of 128. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 8–4.

Key context

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
2017-05-29Roland GarrosSFclaySimona Halep6-4 3-6 6-3
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.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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 (198 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.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
20°CDrizzle
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 71%

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.[2]
Halep S.[1]
7-623-66-4
Semi-finals
Halep S.[1]
Kerber A.[21]
6-34-69-7
Wozniacki C.[2]
Mertens E.
6-37-62
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.[21]
Keys M.[17]
6-16-2
Mertens E.
Svitolina E.[4]
6-46-0
Wozniacki C.[2]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-06-736-2
Halep S.[1]
Pliskova K.[6]
6-36-2
R16
Halep S.[1]
Osaka N.
6-36-2
Pliskova K.[6]
Strycova B.[20]
6-756-36-2
Kerber A.[21]
Hsieh S.
4-67-56-2
Keys M.[17]
Garcia C.[8]
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Allertova D.
6-36-0
Suarez Navarro C.
Kontaveit A.[32]
4-66-48-6
Wozniacki C.[2]
Rybarikova M.[19]
6-36-0
Mertens E.
Martic P.
7-657-5
R32
Osaka N.
Barty A.[18]
6-46-2
Strycova B.[20]
Pera B.
6-26-2
Pliskova K.[6]
Safarova L.[29]
7-667-5
Hsieh S.
Radwanska A.[26]
6-27-5
Kerber A.[21]
Sharapova M.
6-16-3
Keys M.[17]
Bogdan A.
6-36-4
Martic P.
Kumkhum L.
6-33-67-5
Mertens E.
Cornet A.
7-56-4
Allertova D.
Linette M.
6-16-4
Svitolina E.[4]
Kostyuk M.
6-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Kanepi K.
3-66-16-3
Rybarikova M.[19]
Bondarenko K.
7-53-66-1
Halep S.[1]
Davis L.
4-66-415-13
Garcia C.[8]
Sasnovich A.
6-35-76-2
Kontaveit A.[32]
Ostapenko J.[7]
6-31-66-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Bertens K.[30]
6-46-3
R64
Halep S.[1]
Bouchard E.
6-26-2
Davis L.
Petkovic A.
4-66-06-0
Barty A.[18]
Giorgi C.
5-76-46-1
Osaka N.
Vesnina E.[16]
7-646-2
Pera B.
Konta J.[9]
6-47-5
Safarova L.[29]
Cirstea S.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.[6]
Haddad Maia B.
6-16-1
Hsieh S.
Muguruza G.[3]
7-616-4
Radwanska A.[26]
Tsurenko L.
2-67-56-3
Kerber A.[21]
Vekic D.
6-46-1
Sharapova M.
Sevastova A.[14]
6-17-64
Keys M.[17]
Alexandrova E.
6-06-1
Sasnovich A.
Lucic M.[28]
6-36-1
Garcia C.[8]
Vondrousova M.
6-736-28-6
Kumkhum L.
Bencic B.
6-16-3
Martic P.
Begu I.
6-47-63
Mertens E.
Saville D.[23]
7-56-3
Cornet A.
Goerges J.[12]
6-46-3
Allertova D.
Zhang S.
6-47-65
Linette M.
Kasatkina D.[22]
7-646-2
Kostyuk M.
Rogowska O.
6-37-5
Svitolina E.[4]
Siniakova K.
4-66-26-1
Ostapenko J.[7]
Duan Y.
6-33-66-4
Kontaveit A.[32]
Barthel M.
6-34-66-3
Kanepi K.
Puig M.
6-46-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Babos T.
6-42-66-2
Bondarenko K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[15]
6-26-3
Bertens K.[30]
Gibbs N.
7-636-0
Wozniacki C.[2]
Fett J.
3-66-27-5
Bogdan A.
Putintseva Y.
1-66-26-3
Strycova B.[20]
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-4
Rybarikova M.[19]
Flipkens K.
6-40-66-2
R128
Halep S.[1]
Aiava D.
7-656-1
Bouchard E.
Dodin O.
6-37-65
Davis L.
Cepelova J.
6-746-36-1
Petkovic A.
Kvitova P.[27]
6-34-610-8
Giorgi C.
Kalinskaya A.
6-46-3
Pera B.
Blinkova A.
6-26-2
Arruabarrena L.
Hogenkamp R.
6-16-2
Safarova L.[29]
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-3
Cirstea S.
Diyas Z.
5-76-46-3
Haddad Maia B.
Cabrera L.
7-636-4
Hsieh S.
Zhu L.
0-66-08-6
Tsurenko L.
Vikhlyantseva N.
3-66-36-4
Radwanska A.[26]
Pliskova K.
2-66-36-2
Kerber A.[21]
Friedsam A.
6-06-4
Vekic D.
Hibino N.
7-56-3
Sharapova M.
Maria T.
6-16-4
Sevastova A.[14]
Lepchenko V.
3-66-36-2
Bogdan A.
Mladenovic K.[11]
6-36-2
Keys M.[17]
Wang Q.
6-17-5
Vondrousova M.
Nara K.
7-56-4
Garcia C.[8]
Witthoeft C.
7-56-3
Bencic B.
Williams V.[5]
6-37-5
Kumkhum L.
Larsson J.
6-37-5
Begu I.
Makarova K.[31]
3-66-48-6
Saville D.[23]
Falconi I.
6-16-1
Mertens E.
Hruncakova V.
6-26-1
Allertova D.
Parmentier P.
6-36-0
Linette M.
Brady J.
2-66-46-3
Kasatkina D.[22]
Schmiedlova A.
6-06-3
Kostyuk M.
Peng S.[25]
6-26-2
Rogowska O.
Fourlis J.
6-36-736-2
Ostapenko J.[7]
Schiavone F.
6-16-4
Duan Y.
Duque Marino M.
6-06-1
Barthel M.
Niculescu M.
6-47-5
Kontaveit A.[32]
Krunic A.
6-47-5
Kanepi K.
Cibulkova D.[24]
6-26-2
Puig M.
Stosur S.
4-67-666-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Frech M.
7-56-3
Babos T.
Vandeweghe C.[10]
7-646-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[15]
Baindl K.
3-66-46-3
Bondarenko K.
Golubic V.
7-634-66-2
Rybarikova M.[19]
Townsend T.
6-07-5
Bertens K.[30]
Bellis C.
6-756-46-2
Gibbs N.
Tomova V.
6-16-1
Wozniacki C.[2]
Buzarnescu M.
6-26-3
Sasnovich A.
Mchale C.
6-36-2
Flipkens K.
Riske Amritraj A.
2-67-666-3
Fett J.
Eguchi M.
6-36-2
Pliskova K.[6]
Cepede Royg V.
6-36-4
Osaka N.
Kucova K.
7-56-2
Svitolina E.[4]
Jorovic I.
6-36-2
Martic P.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-656-3
Strycova B.[20]
Ahn K.
6-17-5
Vesnina E.[16]
Jabeur O.
6-36-4
Muguruza G.[3]
Ponchet J.
6-46-3
Cornet A.
Wang X.
6-46-2
Zhang S.
Stephens S.[13]
2-67-626-2
Siniakova K.
Sakkari M.
6-26-756-4
Barty A.[18]
Sabalenka A.
6-726-46-4
Konta J.[9]
Brengle M.
6-36-1
Putintseva Y.
Watson H.
7-57-66
Alexandrova E.
Hercog P.
7-626-4
Lucic M.[28]
Rogers S.
7-665-76-2
Goerges J.[12]
Kenin S.
6-46-4