Caroline Wozniacki vs Simona Halep — Australian Open Final

Australian Open · WTA · Final
DEN2
Caroline Wozniacki
36 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2018
hard
ROU1
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
Wozniacki C.
7-6 3-6 6-4
Halep S.
Wozniacki C.
77362
Halep S.
62641

Caroline Wozniacki defeated Simona Halep 7-6 3-6 6-4 in the Australian Open final on hard. The result followed the form book — Caroline Wozniacki came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 32. Caroline Wozniacki extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-10-23SingaporeRRhardCaroline Wozniacki6-0 6-2
2017-06-26EastbourneQFgrassCaroline Wozniacki5-7 6-4 6-1
2015-04-20StuttgartSFclayCaroline Wozniacki7-5 5-7 6-2
2015-02-16DubaiSFhardSimona Halep2-6 6-1 6-1
2013-08-19New HavenSFhardSimona Halep6-2 7-5
2012-02-20DubaiR16hardCaroline Wozniacki6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Wozniacki C.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Wozniacki C.

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
Wozniacki C.Halep S.
1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
48%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Wozniacki C.Halep S.
Clutch Rating·Even
89
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
87
Break points won·Even
97
100
Deciding sets·Slight edge
90
98
Tiebreaks·Even
84
82

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