Kiki Bertens vs Donna VekicSt. Petersburg Final

St. Petersburg · WTA · Final
34 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 January 2019
hard
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Bertens K.
7-6 6-4
Vekic D.
Bertens K.
7762
Vekic D.
6240

Kiki Bertens defeated Donna Vekic 7-6 6-4 in the St. Petersburg final on hard. The result followed the form book — Kiki Bertens came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Kiki Bertens extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-10-22ZhuhaiRRhardKiki Bertens7-6(5) 6-2
2019-09-30BeijingR64hardKiki Bertens3-6 6-1 7-6(3)
2018-12-31BrisbaneR16hardDonna Vekic7-6(5) 1-6 7-5
2015-09-28TashkentR32hardDonna Vekic6-3 1-6 6-3
2014-02-04Fed Cup G1 RR: CRO vs NEDRRhardKiki Bertens6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Bertens K.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Bertens K.

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

Bertens K.Vekic D.
Serve
6
Return
36

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
59%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.0
3.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.2
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (108 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
63
67
Break points saved·Clear edge
71
86
Break points won·Even
89
91
Deciding sets·Even
75
77
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
53
33

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
97

Vekic D.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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