Kaia Kanepi vs Jaqueline Cristian — Melbourne 1 Round of 32

Melbourne 1 · WTA · Round of 32
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 January 2022
hard
Jaqueline Cristian
ROU
Jaqueline Cristian
#36WTA
1834ELO
1803Hard ELO
$742kYTD
$3.7MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kanepi K.
6-7 7-6 6-2
Cristian J.
Kanepi K.
627962
Cristian J.
776721

Kaia Kanepi defeated Jaqueline Cristian 6-7 7-6 6-2 in the Melbourne 1 round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Cristian J.

Cristian J.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Even serve battle

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

Kanepi K.Cristian J.
—
Serve
22
—
Return
25

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

Statistics

This season
Kanepi K.Cristian J.
1st serve in·Even
56%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.7
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (75 vs 193). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kanepi K.Cristian J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
77
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
84
Break points won·Even
70
71
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
91
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
88

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kanepi K.
3.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 89 days (−1.2)
Cristian J.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 56 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.5
Surface form
7.3
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
7.04-match win streak
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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Halep S.[2]
Kudermetova V.[3]
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Kudermetova V.[3]
Osaka N.[1]
W/O
Halep S.[2]
Zheng Q.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Zheng Q.
Konjuh A.
7-617-66
Osaka N.[1]
Petkovic A.
6-17-5
Kudermetova V.[3]
Potapova A.
6-24-66-0
Halep S.[2]
Golubic V.[6]
6-25-76-4
R16
Konjuh A.
Kanepi K.
6-23-66-3
Halep S.[2]
Ruse E.
6-26-1
Zheng Q.
Zvonareva V.
5-76-36-4
Kudermetova V.[3]
Brengle M.
6-03-67-5
Golubic V.[6]
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-36-0
Osaka N.[1]
Zanevska M.
6-16-1
Potapova A.
Bondar A.
6-46-747-5
Petkovic A.
Burel C.
7-52-66-4
R32
Brengle M.
Hibino N.
7-637-64
Petkovic A.
Samsonova L.[5]
6-37-63
Kudermetova V.[3]
Hruncakova V.
7-647-66
Osaka N.[1]
Cornet A.
6-43-66-3
Konjuh A.
Martincova T.[7]
6-46-4
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Mendez S.
6-36-4
Ruse E.
Rodionova A.
6-36-2
Zvonareva V.
Riske Amritraj A.[9]
7-56-3
Burel C.
Zhang S.
6-37-66
Bondar A.
Siniakova K.[8]
7-57-68
Halep S.[2]
Aiava D.
6-46-2
Zheng Q.
Hontama M.
4-66-26-3
Potapova A.
Cabrera L.
5-76-26-2
Zanevska M.
Martic P.
6-36-4
Kanepi K.
Cristian J.
6-727-676-2
Golubic V.[6]
Davis L.
7-56-1