Simona Halep vs Ashleigh Barty — Cincinnati Round of 16

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 16
ROU1
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2018
hard
AUS16
Ashleigh Barty
30 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWWWW
Halep S.
7-5 6-4
Barty A.
Halep S.
762
Barty A.
540

Simona Halep defeated Ashleigh Barty 7-5 6-4 in the Cincinnati round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's final. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-06MadridQFclaySimona Halep7-5 7-5
2019-01-07SydneyR16hardAshleigh Barty6-4 6-4
2018-08-06MontrealSFhardSimona Halep6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Barty A.

Barty A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Halep S.

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

Statistics

This season
Halep S.Barty A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.1
6.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Barty A.
Clutch Rating·Even
89
90
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
94
Break points won·Slight edge
100
92
Deciding sets·Even
98
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Bertens K.
Halep S.[1]
2-67-666-2
Semi-finals
Bertens K.
Kvitova P.[8]
3-66-46-2
Halep S.[1]
Sabalenka A.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Bertens K.
Svitolina E.[5]
6-46-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Mertens E.[15]
7-55-76-3
Sabalenka A.
Keys M.[13]
6-36-4
Halep S.[1]
Tsurenko L.
6-46-1
R16
Bertens K.
Kontaveit A.
6-32-66-3
Svitolina E.[5]
Anisimova A.
6-46-4
Mertens E.[15]
Stephens S.[3]
7-686-2
Keys M.[13]
Kerber A.[4]
2-67-636-4
Tsurenko L.
Makarova K.
7-656-2
Halep S.[1]
Barty A.[16]
7-56-4
Kvitova P.[8]
Mladenovic K.
6-46-2
Sabalenka A.
Garcia C.[6]
6-43-67-5
R32
Keys M.[13]
Giorgi C.
6-26-2
Stephens S.[3]
Maria T.
6-36-2
Mladenovic K.
Hruncakova V.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[8]
Williams S.
6-32-66-3
Garcia C.[6]
Azarenka V.
6-47-5
Sabalenka A.
Pliskova K.[9]
2-66-37-5
Barty A.[16]
Kanepi K.
7-56-3
Halep S.[1]
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-36-3
Tsurenko L.
Muguruza G.[7]
2-66-46-4
Svitolina E.[5]
Kuznetsova S.
7-614-66-4
Bertens K.
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-40-0
Makarova K.
Cornet A.
6-26-0
Kontaveit A.
Sakkari M.
6-16-3
Mertens E.[15]
Peterson R.
3-66-27-61
Anisimova A.
Martic P.
6-46-3
Kerber A.[4]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
4-67-56-4
R64
Bertens K.
Vandeweghe C.
6-26-0
Sakkari M.
Osaka N.
6-37-68
Martic P.
Kasatkina D.[12]
4-66-46-3
Anisimova A.
Babos T.
6-36-4
Peterson R.
Siniakova K.
2-66-46-1
Mertens E.[15]
Rybarikova M.
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Krunic A.
6-16-0
Barty A.[16]
Vondrousova M.
6-37-5
Kanepi K.
Lepchenko V.
2-66-36-1
Tomljanovic A.
Begu I.
4-66-36-3
Kontaveit A.
Strycova B.
6-36-0
Kuznetsova S.
Voegele S.
6-42-67-65
Mladenovic K.
Goerges J.[10]
6-43-2
Azarenka V.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-756-26-4
Sabalenka A.
Konta J.
4-66-36-4
Pliskova K.[9]
Radwanska A.
6-36-3
Keys M.[13]
Mattek Sands B.
3-67-636-4
Maria T.
Kiick A.
5-76-36-3
Giorgi C.
Sevastova A.
6-26-3
Cornet A.
Ostapenko J.[11]
1-67-56-0
Williams S.
Saville D.
6-16-2
Makarova K.
Bogdan A.
6-36-2
Tsurenko L.
Collins D.
6-06-2
Hruncakova V.
Sasnovich A.
6-04-66-1