Simona Halep vs Lesia Tsurenko — Doha Round of 16

Doha · WTA · Round of 16
ROU1
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 February 2019
hard
UKR
Lesia Tsurenko
37 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWWLWWL
Halep S.
6-2 6-3
Tsurenko L.
Halep S.
662
Tsurenko L.
230

Simona Halep defeated Lesia Tsurenko 6-2 6-3 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, defending last year's semi-final. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 8–0.

Key context

Head to head

7–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-06-13BirminghamR32grassSimona Halep6-1 6-4
2019-05-27Roland GarrosR32claySimona Halep6-2 6-1
2019-02-18DubaiR16hardSimona Halep6-3 7-5
2018-08-13CincinnatiQFhardSimona Halep6-4 6-1
2014-06-23WimbledonR64grassSimona Halep6-3 4-6 6-4
2013-06-17's HertogenboschQFgrassSimona Halep6-3 6-1
2012-10-08LinzR32hardSimona Halep3-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Tsurenko L.

Tsurenko L.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Tsurenko L.
1st serve in·Even
66%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
53%
Return points won·Even
48%
49%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.2
0.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (172 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Tsurenko L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
64
Break points saved·Dominant
87
37
Break points won·Slight edge
100
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
98
90
Tiebreaks·Even
82
85

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

Conditions

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

Draw

Final
Mertens E.
Halep S.[1]
3-66-46-3
Semi-finals
Mertens E.
Kerber A.[3]
6-42-66-1
Halep S.[1]
Svitolina E.[4]
6-33-66-4
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[1]
Goerges J.[9]
7-617-66
Mertens E.
Bertens K.[5]
6-46-3
Kerber A.[3]
Strycova B.
1-66-27-64
Svitolina E.[4]
Muchova K.
6-46-2
R16
Mertens E.
Pliskova K.
6-27-63
Bertens K.[5]
Suarez Navarro C.
2-66-16-1
Kerber A.[3]
Kontaveit A.
6-17-63
Strycova B.
Blinkova A.
6-03-66-0
Halep S.[1]
Tsurenko L.
6-26-3
Muchova K.
Hsieh S.
6-26-4
Goerges J.[9]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-16-756-4
Svitolina E.[4]
Ostapenko J.
6-46-4
R32
Kontaveit A.
Zhu L.
7-636-3
Strycova B.
Al Nabhani F.
6-16-1
Blinkova A.
Sevastova A.[7]
7-656-4
Muchova K.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Ostapenko J.
Buzarnescu M.
6-14-66-2
Goerges J.[9]
Tomljanovic A.
6-26-2
Tsurenko L.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-0
Mertens E.
Siniakova K.
6-46-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Jabeur O.
6-36-1
Bertens K.[5]
Giorgi C.
0-67-676-4
Hsieh S.
Sasnovich A.
6-26-0
Riske Amritraj A.
Hercog P.
6-46-3