Karolina Pliskova vs Simona Halep — Miami Semi-final

Miami · WTA · Semi-final
Karolina Pliskova
CZE5
Karolina Pliskova
#64WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 March 2019
hard
ROU2
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
Pliskova K.
7-5 6-1
Halep S.
Pliskova K.
762
Halep S.
510

Karolina Pliskova defeated Simona Halep 7-5 6-1 in the Miami semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 8–3, defending last year's round of 32. Karolina Pliskova narrowed the head-to-head to 8–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Karolina Pliskova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

3–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-09-14RomeFclaySimona Halep6-0 2-1 RET
2019-10-28Shenzhen FinalsRRhardKarolina Pliskova6-0 2-6 6-4
2019-02-09Fed Cup WG R1: CZE vs ROURRhardSimona Halep6-4 5-7 6-4
2018-05-07MadridQFclayKarolina Pliskova6-4 6-3
2018-01-15Australian OpenQFhardSimona Halep6-3 6-2
2017-05-29Roland GarrosSFclaySimona Halep6-4 3-6 6-3
2016-07-25MontrealR16hardSimona Halep6-3 6-3
2016-02-06Fed Cup WG R1: CZE vs ROURRhardKarolina Pliskova6-7(4) 6-4 6-2
2016-01-11SydneyQFhardSimona Halep6-4 7-5
2015-03-09Indian WellsR16hardSimona Halep6-4 6-4
2015-02-16DubaiFhardSimona Halep6-4 7-6(4)
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Serve vs return

This season
Pliskova K.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Pliskova K.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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
Pliskova K.Halep S.
1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pliskova K.Halep S.
Clutch Rating·Even
87
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
87
Break points won·Clear edge
87
100
Deciding sets·Even
96
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
74
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Pliskova K.Halep S.
Freshness·
96
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Pliskova K.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CDrizzle
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw

Final
Barty A.[12]
Pliskova K.[5]
7-616-3
Semi-finals
Barty A.[12]
Kontaveit A.[21]
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[5]
Halep S.[2]
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[5]
Vondrousova M.
6-36-4
Barty A.[12]
Kvitova P.[3]
7-663-66-2
Halep S.[2]
Wang Q.[18]
6-47-5
Kontaveit A.[21]
Hsieh S.[27]
3-66-27-5
R16
Halep S.[2]
Williams V.
6-36-3
Wang Q.[18]
Wang Y.
7-56-4
Vondrousova M.
Maria T.
6-46-3
Kvitova P.[3]
Garcia C.[19]
6-36-3
Hsieh S.[27]
Wozniacki C.[13]
6-36-706-2
Pliskova K.[5]
Putintseva Y.
2-66-37-5
Kontaveit A.[21]
Andreescu B.
6-12-0
Barty A.[12]
Bertens K.[7]
4-66-36-2
R32
Halep S.[2]
Hercog P.
5-77-616-2
Williams V.
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-36-1
Maria T.
Stephens S.[4]
6-36-2
Vondrousova M.
Mertens E.[16]
6-47-61
Putintseva Y.
Sevastova A.[11]
1-66-26-3
Bertens K.[7]
Hruncakova V.
3-66-06-1
Barty A.[12]
Stosur S.
6-06-3
Garcia C.[19]
Goerges J.[15]
6-07-5
Kvitova P.[3]
Vekic D.[26]
6-43-66-4
Andreescu B.
Kerber A.[8]
6-44-66-1
Kontaveit A.[21]
Tomljanovic A.
7-632-67-64
Hsieh S.[27]
Osaka N.[1]
4-67-646-3
Wang Y.
Collins D.[25]
7-56-1
Wang Q.[18]
Williams S.[10]
W/O
Pliskova K.[5]
Cornet A.
6-736-16-4
Wozniacki C.[13]
Niculescu M.
6-47-64
R64
Hercog P.
Doi M.
7-646-4
Williams V.
Suarez Navarro C.[24]
7-646-1
Kasatkina D.[14]
Gauff C.
6-36-2
Williams S.[10]
Peterson R.
6-31-66-1
Wang Q.[18]
Konta J.
6-46-0
Collins D.[25]
Osuigwe W.
7-656-0
Stephens S.[4]
Jabeur O.
6-26-3
Maria T.
Giorgi C.[29]
6-36-4
Vondrousova M.
Ostapenko J.[22]
7-56-1
Mertens E.[16]
Parmentier P.
6-27-5
Sevastova A.[11]
Siniakova K.
6-20-66-4
Putintseva Y.
Bencic B.[23]
6-37-5
Cornet A.
Buzarnescu M.[30]
7-676-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Martic P.
6-36-4
Bertens K.[7]
Wang X.
6-46-1
Stosur S.
Keys M.[17]
6-44-66-4
Barty A.[12]
Yastremska D.
6-46-1
Garcia C.[19]
Azarenka V.
6-36-4
Vekic D.[26]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-3
Kvitova P.[3]
Sakkari M.
6-16-4
Kerber A.[8]
Muchova K.
3-66-36-3
Andreescu B.
Kenin S.[32]
6-36-3
Kontaveit A.[21]
Anisimova A.
6-31-66-4
Tomljanovic A.
Sabalenka A.[9]
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[13]
Sasnovich A.
6-46-4
Niculescu M.
Muguruza G.[20]
7-604-66-2
Hsieh S.[27]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-27-5
Osaka N.[1]
Wickmayer Y.
6-06-736-1
Wang Y.
Svitolina E.[6]
6-26-4
Hruncakova V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
6-756-47-5
Goerges J.[15]
Rybarikova M.
6-47-5
Halep S.[2]
Townsend T.
6-16-3
R128
Hruncakova V.
Saville D.
6-46-2
Doi M.
Wang X.
6-21-66-3
Gauff C.
Mcnally C.
3-66-36-4
Konta J.
Pegula J.
6-16-4
Osuigwe W.
Osaka M.
6-26-4
Wang Y.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-3
Jabeur O.
Pliskova K.
2-66-36-4
Maria T.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-1
Vondrousova M.
Strycova B.
6-36-2
Parmentier P.
Gasparyan M.
4-66-17-64
Siniakova K.
Zheng S.
6-36-1
Putintseva Y.
Flipkens K.
4-66-47-5
Martic P.
Zhang S.
6-26-1
Stosur S.
Rodina E.
6-46-2
Yastremska D.
Alexandrova E.
6-36-2
Rybarikova M.
Vikhlyantseva N.
1-67-57-64
Azarenka V.
Cibulkova D.
6-23-66-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Krunic A.
6-34-66-0
Sakkari M.
Danilovic O.
1-66-36-4
Muchova K.
Hibino N.
6-36-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Kanepi K.
6-26-2
Cornet A.
Lapko V.
7-56-776-1
Peterson R.
Siegemund L.
6-15-77-5
Townsend T.
Larsson J.
6-16-2
Wang X.
Puig M.
6-36-1
Williams V.
Jakupovic D.
7-56-3
Andreescu B.
Begu I.
4-67-626-2
Anisimova A.
Petkovic A.
6-46-3
Tomljanovic A.
Friedsam A.
4-66-36-0
Sasnovich A.
Golubic V.
4-67-56-4
Niculescu M.
Zidansek T.
6-16-2
Wickmayer Y.
Vickery S.
3-66-36-1