Kaia Kanepi vs Ena Shibahara — Dubai Qualifying Round 1

Dubai · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 7 March 2021
hard
Ena Shibahara
JPN
Ena Shibahara
#477WTA
1464ELO
1438Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWWLL
Kanepi K.
6-1 6-7 6-4
Shibahara E.
Kanepi K.
66362
Shibahara E.
17741

Kaia Kanepi defeated Ena Shibahara 6-1 6-7 6-4 in the Dubai qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Kaia Kanepi came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Shibahara E.

Shibahara E.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Kanepi K.Shibahara E.
1st serve in·Even
55%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
3.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (100 vs 102). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kanepi K.Shibahara E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
39
47
Break points saved·Slight edge
69
74
Break points won·Slight edge
70
65
Deciding sets·Clear edge
57
36
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
91

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Kanepi K.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-756-3
Begu I.
Haas B.
6-04-0
Liang E.
Doi M.
6-36-1
Tsurenko L.
Trevisan M.
6-26-1
Martincova T.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-16-756-2
Bogdan A.
Rakhimova K.
6-25-76-0
Zavatska K.
Tomova V.
6-46-4
Konjuh A.
Krunic A.
6-24-66-2
Q1
Kanepi K.
Shibahara E.
6-16-736-4
Zvonareva V.
Amanmuradova A.
6-16-1
Begu I.
Mattek Sands B.
7-674-66-0
Haas B.
Dabrowski G.
2-66-26-3
Doi M.
Frech M.
7-56-3
Liang E.
Niculescu M.
6-47-5
Trevisan M.
Rodionova A.
5-76-16-3
Tsurenko L.
Bucsa C.
6-26-2
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Zhu L.
7-646-2
Martincova T.
Hradecka L.
6-34-66-2
Bogdan A.
Buyukakcay C.
6-26-4
Rakhimova K.
Cristian J.
7-57-5
Zavatska K.
Andrei L.
7-56-3
Tomova V.
Gabueva A.
6-36-2
Konjuh A.
Bonaventure Y.
5-75-3
Krunic A.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-26-3