Petra Kvitova vs Karolina Pliskova — Madrid Semi-final

Madrid · WTA · Semi-final
CZE10
Petra Kvitova
#1219WTA
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018
clay
Karolina Pliskova
CZE6
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1806Clay ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Kvitova P.
7-6 6-3
Pliskova K.
Kvitova P.
7762
Pliskova K.
6430

Petra Kvitova defeated Karolina Pliskova 7-6 6-3 in the Madrid semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #64, defending last year's round of 32. Petra Kvitova extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Petra Kvitova closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

3–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-06-19BerlinR32grassPetra Kvitova6-3 6-4
2022-04-18StuttgartR32clayKarolina Pliskova6-4 4-6 7-6(5)
2018-10-22SingaporeRRhardKarolina Pliskova6-3 6-4
2015-01-12SydneyFhardPetra Kvitova7-6(5) 7-6(6)
2014-09-22WuhanR16hardPetra Kvitova6-3 2-6 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Kvitova P.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Pliskova K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kvitova P.

Serve advantage — Kvitova P.

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
Kvitova P.Pliskova K.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.8
6.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
5.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kvitova P.Pliskova K.
Clutch Rating·Even
88
87
Break points saved·Even
93
95
Break points won·Even
88
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
90
96
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
92
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kvitova P.Pliskova K.
Freshness·
—
96

Pliskova K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CPartly cloudy
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.[10]
Bertens K.
7-664-66-3
Semi-finals
Bertens K.
Garcia C.[7]
6-26-2
Kvitova P.[10]
Pliskova K.[6]
7-646-3
Quarter-finals
Bertens K.
Sharapova M.
4-66-26-3
Garcia C.[7]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-3
Kvitova P.[10]
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-46-0
Pliskova K.[6]
Halep S.[1]
6-46-3
R16
Bertens K.
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-26-2
Sharapova M.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Pera B.
2-66-26-4
Garcia C.[7]
Goerges J.[11]
6-26-4
Kvitova P.[10]
Kontaveit A.
6-746-36-3
Kasatkina D.[14]
Muguruza G.[3]
6-24-66-3
Pliskova K.[6]
Stephens S.[9]
6-26-3
Halep S.[1]
Pliskova K.
6-16-4
R32
Pera B.
Konta J.
6-46-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Barty A.
6-24-66-4
Bertens K.
Sevastova A.[15]
6-16-4
Mladenovic K.
Zhang S.
6-44-66-3
Sharapova M.
Begu I.
7-56-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Svitolina E.[4]
2-67-636-4
Goerges J.[11]
Arruabarrena L.
2-66-46-2
Garcia C.[7]
Martic P.
6-37-5
Kontaveit A.
Sasnovich A.
6-24-66-2
Kvitova P.[10]
Puig M.
6-37-68
Kasatkina D.[14]
Cirstea S.
6-36-1
Muguruza G.[3]
Vekic D.
2-66-46-1
Pliskova K.
Sorribes Tormo S.
7-56-2
Halep S.[1]
Mertens E.
6-06-3
Pliskova K.[6]
Azarenka V.
6-21-67-5
Stephens S.[9]
Stosur S.
6-16-3
R64
Wozniacki C.[2]
Saville D.
6-36-1
Sevastova A.[15]
Schmiedlova A.
6-34-66-3
Zhang S.
Osaka N.
6-17-5
Sharapova M.
Buzarnescu M.
6-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Strycova B.
6-36-3
Pera B.
Sabalenka A.
6-42-66-3
Martic P.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-2
Garcia C.[7]
Cibulkova D.
6-17-5
Kontaveit A.
Williams V.[8]
3-66-36-2
Kasatkina D.[14]
Wang Q.
7-57-66
Vekic D.
Garcia Perez G.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-46-4
Mertens E.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-4
Puig M.
Diyas Z.
6-42-66-2
Arruabarrena L.
Kostyuk M.
6-34-66-2
Azarenka V.
Krunic A.
6-36-3
Konta J.
Rybarikova M.[16]
6-37-5
Goerges J.[11]
Babos T.
6-26-4
Begu I.
Ostapenko J.[5]
6-36-3
Cirstea S.
Siniakova K.
6-42-66-4
Kvitova P.[10]
Tsurenko L.
6-16-2
Mladenovic K.
Vandeweghe C.[12]
7-56-0
Sasnovich A.
Collins D.
7-56-2
Barty A.
Errani S.
6-16-4
Bertens K.
Sakkari M.
6-46-4
Svitolina E.[4]
Cornet A.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[3]
Peng S.
6-46-2
Pliskova K.[6]
Vesnina E.
6-46-2
Stosur S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-726-3
Stephens S.[9]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Keys M.[13]
7-56-2
Halep S.[1]
Makarova K.
6-16-0