Simona Halep vs Caroline Garcia — Rome Quarter-final

Rome · WTA · Quarter-final
ROU1
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2018
clay
FRA7
Caroline Garcia
#772WTA
32 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Halep S.
6-2 6-3
Garcia C.
Halep S.
662
Garcia C.
230

Simona Halep defeated Caroline Garcia 6-2 6-3 in the Rome quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's final. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

Head to head

6–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-02-21DohaR64hardCaroline Garcia6-4 6-3
2021-03-22MiamiR64hardSimona Halep3-6 6-4 6-0
2019-04-20Fed Cup WG SF: ROU vs FRARRclaySimona Halep6-7(6) 6-3 6-4
2018-08-06MontrealQFhardSimona Halep7-5 6-1
2017-10-23SingaporeRRhardSimona Halep6-4 6-2
2017-10-02BeijingFhardCaroline Garcia6-4 7-6(3)
2017-08-07TorontoQFhardSimona Halep6-4 6-2
2016-01-11SydneyR16hardSimona Halep6-4 2-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Garcia C.

Garcia C.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Garcia C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.1
6.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Garcia C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
89
72
Break points saved·Even
87
91
Break points won·Dominant
100
50
Deciding sets·Even
98
94
Tiebreaks·Even
82
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
18°CMainly clear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[4]
Halep S.[1]
6-06-4
Semi-finals
Svitolina E.[4]
Kontaveit A.
6-46-3
Halep S.[1]
Sharapova M.
4-66-16-4
Quarter-finals
Kontaveit A.
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-36-1
Svitolina E.[4]
Kerber A.[11]
6-46-4
Sharapova M.
Ostapenko J.[5]
6-766-47-5
Halep S.[1]
Garcia C.[7]
6-26-3
R16
Wozniacki C.[2]
Sevastova A.[15]
6-25-76-3
Kontaveit A.
Williams V.[8]
6-27-63
Svitolina E.[4]
Kasatkina D.[14]
0-66-36-2
Kerber A.[11]
Sakkari M.
6-16-1
Ostapenko J.[5]
Konta J.
2-66-36-4
Sharapova M.
Saville D.
6-36-4
Garcia C.[7]
Stephens S.[9]
6-17-67
Halep S.[1]
Keys M.[13]
W/O
R32
Wozniacki C.[2]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-16-4
Sevastova A.[15]
Krunic A.
6-46-4
Kontaveit A.
Kuznetsova S.
7-57-5
Williams V.[8]
Vesnina E.
6-24-67-5
Svitolina E.[4]
Martic P.
6-16-2
Kasatkina D.[14]
Collins D.
6-26-3
Kerber A.[11]
Begu I.
3-67-57-5
Konta J.
Hsieh S.
6-06-4
Sharapova M.
Cibulkova D.
3-66-46-2
Saville D.
Muguruza G.[3]
5-76-27-66
Garcia C.[7]
Babos T.
6-36-4
Stephens S.[9]
Kanepi K.
6-05-76-4
Halep S.[1]
Osaka N.
6-16-0
Ostapenko J.[5]
Zhang S.
6-27-5
Keys M.[13]
Vekic D.
7-627-60
Sakkari M.
Pliskova K.[6]
3-66-37-5
R64
Sevastova A.[15]
Mladenovic K.
6-33-0
Kontaveit A.
Vandeweghe C.[12]
6-16-1
Kerber A.[11]
Diyas Z.
6-27-66
Begu I.
Peng S.
4-66-46-1
Sakkari M.
Bertens K.
6-24-66-3
Zhang S.
Buzarnescu M.
6-37-62
Konta J.
Rybarikova M.[17]
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Barty A.[16]
7-53-66-2
Babos T.
Errani S.
6-37-66
Kanepi K.
Rosatello C.
6-16-2
Vekic D.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-16-2
Osaka N.
Azarenka V.
6-06-3
Hsieh S.
Sabalenka A.
6-26-4
Cibulkova D.
Schiavone F.
6-16-756-2
Saville D.
Vikhlyantseva N.
5-76-46-3
Stephens S.[9]
Strycova B.
6-746-36-1
Vesnina E.
Siegemund L.
7-656-2
Krunic A.
Vinci R.
2-66-06-3
Collins D.
Cirstea S.
6-34-66-4
Keys M.[13]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Stosur S.
6-766-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Hercog P.
6-26-4
Martic P.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-2
Kasatkina D.[14]
Tomljanovic A.
6-06-4