Kristina Kucova vs Irina Bara — Cluj-Napoca 1 Round of 16

Cluj-Napoca 1 · WTA · Round of 16
SVK8
Kristina Kucova
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 August 2021
clay
ROU
Irina Bara
31 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLLW
Kucova K.
2-6 7-6 7-6
Bara I.
Kucova K.
277772
Bara I.
663651

Kristina Kucova defeated Irina Bara 2-6 7-6 7-6 in the Cluj-Napoca 1 round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Kristina Kucova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kristina Kucova extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-07-19GdyniaR16clayKristina Kucova3-6 7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kucova K.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Bara I.

Bara I.serving50% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Kucova 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
Kucova K.Bara I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
55%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
42%
Service points won·Even
54%
51%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
52%
49%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
0.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (74 vs 141). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kucova K.Bara I.
Clutch Rating·Even
6
5
Break points saved·Slight edge
13
2
Break points won·Clear edge
64
85
Deciding sets·Slight edge
46
38
Tiebreaks·Even
8
11

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kucova K.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Bara I.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
10.0
H2H
0.0
6.5
Surface form
4.1
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
3.3
Minutes 14d
6.7
4.0
3-set count
4.0
2.0
Prev. match
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Petkovic A.[2]
Sherif M.
6-16-1
Semi-finals
Petkovic A.[2]
Krunic A.
6-46-2
Sherif M.
Buzarnescu M.
7-616-4
Quarter-finals
Krunic A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-0
Sherif M.
Kucova K.[8]
6-36-1
Buzarnescu M.
Pliskova K.
7-56-3
Petkovic A.[2]
Mendez S.
6-766-46-1
R16
Mendez S.
Tsurenko L.
4-3
Sherif M.
Eala A.
6-26-2
Buzarnescu M.
Arruabarrena L.
6-37-5
Kucova K.[8]
Bara I.
2-67-637-65
Pliskova K.
Kawa K.
6-46-4
Schmiedlova A.
Juvan K.[6]
7-676-0
Krunic A.
Bogdan A.[3]
6-36-3
Petkovic A.[2]
Cristian J.
6-46-3
R32
Krunic A.
Naito Y.
6-35-0
Eala A.
Ormaechea P.
7-56-2
Bara I.
Friedsam A.
6-26-3
Petkovic A.[2]
Dulgheru A.
6-34-1
Sherif M.
Cornet A.[1]
6-26-4
Kucova K.[8]
Buyukakcay C.
6-16-1
Pliskova K.
Trevisan M.[4]
6-46-4
Bogdan A.[3]
Udvardy P.
6-26-4
Tsurenko L.
Ruse E.[5]
6-36-3
Kawa K.
Szabo B.
6-26-1
Buzarnescu M.
Tomova V.[7]
6-26-3
Juvan K.[6]
Melnikova M.
6-16-1
Schmiedlova A.
Hruncakova V.
6-46-2
Mendez S.
Fett J.
6-26-2
Cristian J.
Jani R.
6-16-2