Simona Halep vs Kristyna Pliskova — Indian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
ROU1
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018
hard
CZE
Kristyna Pliskova
34 yrs · 184 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWL
Halep S.
6-4 6-4
Pliskova K.
Halep S.
662
Pliskova K.
440

Simona Halep defeated Kristyna Pliskova 6-4 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Simona Halep edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-07MadridR16claySimona Halep6-1 6-4
2017-05-08MadridR64claySimona Halep6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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·Slight edge
66%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.1
8.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 159). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
4
Break points saved·Even
87
85
Break points won·Dominant
100
12
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
4
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
27

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