Angelique Kerber vs Anett Kontaveit — Doha Round of 16

Doha · WTA · Round of 16
GER3
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 February 2019
hard
EST
Anett Kontaveit
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
Kerber A.
6-1 7-6
Kontaveit A.
Kerber A.
6772
Kontaveit A.
1630

Angelique Kerber defeated Anett Kontaveit 6-1 7-6 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anett Kontaveit came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's round of 64. Angelique Kerber claimed a first win over Anett Kontaveit in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Angelique Kerber came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-04-18StuttgartR32clayAnett Kontaveit3-6 6-4 6-4
2021-03-01DohaR16hardAnett Kontaveit6-1 6-4
2019-08-12CincinnatiR64hardAnett Kontaveit7-6(7) 6-2
2018-04-23StuttgartR16clayAnett Kontaveit6-0 2-0 RET
2017-05-15RomeR32clayAnett Kontaveit6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kontaveit A.

Kontaveit A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

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
Kerber A.Kontaveit A.
1st serve in·Even
66%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
3.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (154 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Kontaveit A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
87
82
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
85
Break points won·Even
95
91
Deciding sets·Even
86
90
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
90
77

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