Karolina Pliskova defeated Simona Halep 6-0 2-6 6-4 in the Shenzhen round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 7–3, defending the title, but Karolina Pliskova had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Karolina Pliskova narrowed the head-to-head to 7–4.
Pliskova K. came through in three sets.
Pliskova K. and Halep S. faced 22 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Pliskova K. went 22–7 (76%) against them, Halep S. 20–11 (65%). Results against comparable opponents are close (7 : 7 better-results split).
Hard: Halep S. leads 6–3 · Clay: level 1–1
Karolina Pliskova beat Simona Halep 6-0 2-6 6-4. Umpiry, "Karolina Pliskova vs Simona Halep — Shenzhen Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2019-11-01/halep-vs-pliskova-shenzhen-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 1 November 2019).