Simona Halep vs Ons Jabeur — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
ROU1
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2020
hard
TUN
Ons Jabeur
31 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
Halep S.
1-6 6-2 7-6
Jabeur O.
Halep S.
16792
Jabeur O.
62671

Simona Halep defeated Ons Jabeur 1-6 6-2 7-6 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ons Jabeur came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Simona Halep narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-04-28MadridQFclayOns Jabeur6-3 6-2
2022-02-14DubaiQFhardSimona Halep6-4 6-3
2018-10-01BeijingR64hardOns Jabeur6-1 0-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Jabeur O.

Jabeur O.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Halep S.

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
Halep S.Jabeur O.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
49%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (113 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Jabeur O.
Clutch Rating·Even
89
90
Break points saved·Even
87
90
Break points won·Even
100
96
Deciding sets·Even
98
95
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
30°CClear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 13%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[1]
Rybakina E.
3-66-37-65
Semi-finals
Rybakina E.
Martic P.[8]
7-657-62
Halep S.[1]
Brady J.
6-26-0
Quarter-finals
Martic P.[8]
Kontaveit A.
7-646-1
Rybakina E.
Pliskova K.[2]
7-616-3
Halep S.[1]
Sabalenka A.[7]
3-66-26-2
Brady J.
Muguruza G.[9]
6-756-36-4
R16
Halep S.[1]
Jabeur O.
1-66-27-67
Muguruza G.[9]
Kudermetova V.
7-54-66-4
Brady J.
Vondrousova M.
4-66-46-1
Martic P.[8]
Strycova B.
6-36-3
Kontaveit A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-657-5
Rybakina E.
Siniakova K.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[2]
Mladenovic K.
6-16-2
Sabalenka A.[7]
Mertens E.
6-46-3
R32
Mertens E.
Wang Q.
6-36-0
Kudermetova V.
Yastremska D.
5-76-37-62
Sabalenka A.[7]
Sakkari M.
6-24-66-1
Brady J.
Svitolina E.[3]
6-26-1
Muguruza G.[9]
Clijsters K.
6-27-66
Martic P.[8]
Hsieh S.
6-46-3
Strycova B.
Anisimova A.
7-632-66-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Bencic B.[4]
1-66-16-1
Rybakina E.
Kenin S.[5]
6-726-36-3
Siniakova K.
Muchova K.
6-44-66-0
Mladenovic K.
Sasnovich A.
6-46-3
Vondrousova M.
Sevastova A.
6-36-2
Jabeur O.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-631-66-3
Kontaveit A.
Cirstea S.
6-16-3