Elina Svitolina vs Daria KasatkinaDubai Final

Dubai · WTA · Final
#10WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2018
hard
#63WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
Svitolina E.
6-4 6-0
Kasatkina D.
Svitolina E.
662
Kasatkina D.
400

Elina Svitolina defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-4 6-0 in the Dubai final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #10, leading the head-to-head 7–0, defending the title. Elina Svitolina extended the head-to-head to 8–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-31WashingtonR16hardElina Svitolina6-2 6-2
2023-05-29Roland GarrosR16clayElina Svitolina6-4 7-6(5)
2021-08-30US OpenR32hardElina Svitolina6-4 6-2
2019-07-29San JoseR16hardElina Svitolina6-3 6-1
2018-05-14RomeR16clayElina Svitolina0-6 6-3 6-2
2017-08-07TorontoR32hardElina Svitolina7-6(4) 6-4
2016-08-22New HavenR32hardElina Svitolina6-4 5-7 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Svitolina E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

Kasatkina D.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

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

Serve & return on hard

Svitolina E.Kasatkina D.
48
Serve
0
57
Return
95

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
89
78
Break points saved·Clear edge
93
80
Break points won·Even
99
100
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
93
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
47

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
99
95

Svitolina E.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Kasatkina D.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 54%