Danielle Collins vs Taylor Townsend — Indian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
Danielle Collins
USA
Danielle Collins
#343WTA
1844ELO
1772Hard ELO
32 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018
hard
Taylor Townsend
USA
Taylor Townsend
#79WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Collins D.
2-6 6-4 6-3
Townsend T.
Collins D.
2662
Townsend T.
6431

Danielle Collins defeated Taylor Townsend 2-6 6-4 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Townsend came in ranked #79, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 128. Danielle Collins claimed a first win over Taylor Townsend in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-07CincinnatiR128hardTaylor Townsend6-4 7-6(2)

Serve vs return

This season
Collins D.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Townsend T.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Collins D.

Even serve battle

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

Collins D.Townsend T.
—
Serve
70
—
Return
54

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

Statistics

This season
Collins D.Townsend T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Collins D.Townsend T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
88
72
Break points saved·Even
95
94
Break points won·Dominant
99
55
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
79
Tiebreaks·Even
96
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Collins D.Townsend T.
Freshness·
—
96

Townsend T.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 10%

Draw

Final
Osaka N.
Kasatkina D.[20]
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Kasatkina D.[20]
Williams V.[8]
4-66-47-5
Osaka N.
Halep S.[1]
6-36-0
Quarter-finals
Kasatkina D.[20]
Kerber A.[10]
6-06-2
Williams V.[8]
Suarez Navarro C.[27]
6-36-2
Halep S.[1]
Martic P.
6-46-756-3
Osaka N.
Pliskova K.[5]
6-26-3
R16
Kasatkina D.[20]
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-47-5
Kerber A.[10]
Garcia C.[7]
6-16-1
Suarez Navarro C.[27]
Collins D.
6-26-4
Williams V.[8]
Sevastova A.[21]
7-666-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Anisimova A.
6-17-62
Osaka N.
Sakkari M.
6-15-76-1
Martic P.
Vondrousova M.
6-37-64
Halep S.[1]
Wang Q.
7-56-1
R32
Wozniacki C.[2]
Sasnovich A.
6-42-66-3
Kasatkina D.[20]
Stephens S.[13]
6-46-3
Garcia C.[7]
Saville D.[26]
7-56-4
Suarez Navarro C.[27]
Svitolina E.[4]
7-56-3
Collins D.
Zhuk S.
6-46-4
Williams V.[8]
Williams S.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Zhang S.[32]
7-55-76-3
Anisimova A.
Kvitova P.[9]
6-26-4
Sakkari M.
Vandeweghe C.[17]
6-26-4
Osaka N.
Vickery S.
6-36-3
Martic P.
Ostapenko J.[6]
6-36-3
Vondrousova M.
Sabalenka A.
6-26-2
Wang Q.
Mladenovic K.[14]
6-16-2
Halep S.[1]
Dolehide C.
1-67-636-2
Kerber A.[10]
Vesnina E.[24]
7-56-2
Sevastova A.[21]
Goerges J.[12]
6-36-3
R64
Wozniacki C.[2]
Arruabarrena L.
6-46-1
Sasnovich A.
Kontaveit A.[28]
6-26-4
Kerber A.[10]
Makarova K.
3-66-46-2
Vesnina E.[24]
Bellis C.
2-66-16-1
Zhuk S.
Rybarikova M.[18]
6-32-67-5
Collins D.
Keys M.[15]
6-37-61
Williams S.
Bertens K.[29]
7-657-5
Pliskova K.[5]
Begu I.
7-646-1
Zhang S.[32]
Kenin S.
6-26-3
Kvitova P.[9]
Putintseva Y.
6-747-636-4
Stephens S.[13]
Azarenka V.
6-17-5
Kasatkina D.[20]
Siniakova K.
6-25-2
Saville D.[26]
Wickmayer Y.
7-636-2
Suarez Navarro C.[27]
Hsieh S.
6-42-66-3
Sakkari M.
Barty A.[16]
6-46-2
Vandeweghe C.[17]
Kanepi K.
6-07-66
Osaka N.
Radwanska A.[31]
6-36-2
Vickery S.
Muguruza G.[3]
2-67-56-1
Ostapenko J.[6]
Bencic B.
6-43-66-1
Vondrousova M.
Konta J.[11]
7-656-4
Mladenovic K.[14]
Stosur S.
7-57-5
Wang Q.
Mertens E.[22]
4-66-36-3
Dolehide C.
Cibulkova D.[30]
5-76-36-4
Halep S.[1]
Pliskova K.
6-46-4
Williams V.[8]
Cirstea S.
6-36-4
Goerges J.[12]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-46-1
Martic P.
Strycova B.[25]
7-56-4
Garcia C.[7]
Brady J.
6-46-4
Svitolina E.[4]
Barthel M.
6-46-3
Sevastova A.[21]
Puig M.
6-22-66-1
Anisimova A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
6-46-1
Sabalenka A.
Kuznetsova S.[19]
6-46-3
R128
Vikhlyantseva N.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-2
Bellis C.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-06-3
Wickmayer Y.
Day K.
6-36-2
Brady J.
Buzarnescu M.
3-66-46-2
Barthel M.
Cepede Royg V.
6-26-1
Zhuk S.
Cornet A.
7-56-4
Collins D.
Townsend T.
2-66-46-3
Puig M.
Haddad Maia B.
6-37-63
Williams S.
Diyas Z.
7-56-3
Cirstea S.
Niculescu M.
6-26-3
Begu I.
Krunic A.
3-66-46-1
Kenin S.
Liu C.
6-26-0
Anisimova A.
Parmentier P.
6-26-2
Kanepi K.
Nara K.
1-66-46-4
Osaka N.
Sharapova M.
6-46-4
Bencic B.
Babos T.
1-66-17-64
Martic P.
Maria T.
6-36-1
Stosur S.
Davis L.
3-66-36-3
Dolehide C.
Rogers S.
3-67-666-3
Pliskova K.
Duan Y.
6-47-65
Hsieh S.
Witthoeft C.
5-4
Vickery S.
Bouchard E.
6-36-4
Vondrousova M.
Brengle M.
6-26-2
Sakkari M.
Vekic D.
6-46-2
Sasnovich A.
Linette M.
5-77-627-64
Siniakova K.
Mchale C.
3-66-27-66
Azarenka V.
Watson H.
6-46-2
Putintseva Y.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-02-66-2
Sabalenka A.
Lepchenko V.
7-56-1
Wang Q.
Bacsinszky T.
6-04-66-2
Arruabarrena L.
Tsurenko L.
3-66-36-4
Makarova K.
Flipkens K.
6-26-4