Jelena Ostapenko vs Mihaela BuzarnescuDoha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
#29WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 February 2019
hard
#1036WTA
38 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLL
Ostapenko J.
6-1 4-6 6-2
Buzarnescu M.
Ostapenko J.
6462
Buzarnescu M.
1621

Jelena Ostapenko defeated Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-1 4-6 6-2 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jelena Ostapenko came in ranked #29, defending last year's round of 32. Jelena Ostapenko extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Jelena Ostapenko came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-06-24EastbourneR64grassJelena Ostapenko6-4 6-4
2019-05-13RomeR64clayMihaela Buzarnescu6-2 5-4 RET
2018-06-25EastbourneR16grassJelena Ostapenko6-1 6-2
2018-02-12DohaR32hardMihaela Buzarnescu6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Ostapenko J.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Buzarnescu M.

Buzarnescu M.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Ostapenko J.

Serve advantage — Ostapenko J.

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

Ostapenko J.Buzarnescu M.
10
Serve
45
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
53%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.8
1.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.3
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 98). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
21
Break points saved·Dominant
79
31
Break points won·Dominant
100
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
56
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
48

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
93

Ostapenko J.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
24°CMainly clear
Wind 29 km/hHumidity 48%