Aryna Sabalenka vs Simona Halep — Stuttgart Semi-final

Stuttgart · WTA · Semi-final
BLR
Aryna Sabalenka
[5]
#1WTA
2240ELO
2116Clay ELO
$4.1MYTD
$49MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 April 2021
clay
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Simona Halep
[2]
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Aryna Sabalenka defeated Simona Halep 6-3 6-2 in the Stuttgart semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Aryna Sabalenka narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Sabalenka A.
662
Halep S.
320

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
0.85
SlowFast
Weather
9°CDrizzle
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 86%

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-02-17DubaiQFhardSimona Halep3-6 6-2 6-2
2020-01-13AdelaideQFhardAryna Sabalenka6-4 6-2
2018-08-13CincinnatiSFhardSimona Halep6-3 6-4
2018-01-01ShenzhenQFhardSimona Halep6-2 6-2
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Statistics

Recent form
Sabalenka A.Halep S.
65%1st serve in+5%60%
74%1st serve points won+9%65%
56%2nd serve points won+12%44%
68%Service points won+11%57%
43%Return points won+4%47%
70%Break points saved+15%55%
5.4Aces / match+2.92.5
2Double faults / match+2.94.9

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Barty A.[1]
Sabalenka A.[5]
3-66-06-3
Semi-finals
Sabalenka A.[5]
Halep S.[2]
6-36-2
Barty A.[1]
Svitolina E.[4]
4-67-656-2
Quarter-finals
Barty A.[1]
Pliskova K.[6]
2-66-17-5
Sabalenka A.[5]
Kontaveit A.
7-54-66-1
Halep S.[2]
Alexandrova E.
6-16-4
Svitolina E.[4]
Kvitova P.[7]
6-747-56-2
R16
Svitolina E.[4]
Kerber A.
7-646-3
Kontaveit A.
Kenin S.[3]
7-56-4
Barty A.[1]
Siegemund L.
6-07-5
Halep S.[2]
Vondrousova M.
6-16-3
Sabalenka A.[5]
Friedsam A.
6-46-2
Kvitova P.[7]
Sakkari M.
6-33-66-3
Alexandrova E.
Bencic B.[8]
6-17-5
Pliskova K.[6]
Ostapenko J.
6-776-46-3
R32
Kvitova P.[7]
Brady J.
6-46-3
Sakkari M.
Petkovic A.
6-26-2
Sabalenka A.[5]
Zhang S.
6-26-2
Siegemund L.
Barthel M.
6-43-66-1
Friedsam A.
Eikeri U.
6-26-0
Vondrousova M.
Bouzkova M.
6-17-66
Kerber A.
Gorgodze E.
6-26-2
Pliskova K.[6]
Korpatsch T.
7-53-66-3
Ostapenko J.
Voegele S.
6-47-5
Alexandrova E.
Muchova K.
4-66-26-3
Bencic B.[8]
Schunk N.
6-46-2
Kontaveit A.
Middendorf J.
6-26-3