Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Simona HalepGippsland Trophy Quarter-final

Gippsland Trophy · WTA · Quarter-final
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 31 January 2021
hard
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Alexandrova E.
6-2 6-1
Halep S.
Alexandrova E.
662
Halep S.
210

Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Simona Halep 6-2 6-1 in the Gippsland Trophy quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Ekaterina Alexandrova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-03-07Indian WellsR64hardSimona Halep6-2 4-6 6-2
2021-04-19StuttgartQFclaySimona Halep6-1 6-4
2019-09-30BeijingR32hardEkaterina Alexandrova6-2 6-3
2019-08-12CincinnatiR32hardSimona Halep3-6 7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Alexandrova E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

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

Serve & return on hard

Alexandrova E.Halep S.
52
Serve
42
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 87). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
65
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
87
Break points won·Even
98
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
91

Alexandrova E.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw