Simona Halep vs Ons Jabeur — Dubai Quarter-final

Dubai · WTA · Quarter-final
ROU
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2022
hard
TUN8
Ons Jabeur
31 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
Halep S.
6-4 6-3
Jabeur O.
Halep S.
662
Jabeur O.
430

Simona Halep defeated Ons Jabeur 6-4 6-3 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ons Jabeur came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16, but Simona Halep had arrived on a 3-match winning run. Simona Halep narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Simona Halep closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-04-28MadridQFclayOns Jabeur6-3 6-2
2020-02-17DubaiR16hardSimona Halep1-6 6-2 7-6(7)
2018-10-01BeijingR64hardOns Jabeur6-1 0-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Jabeur O.

Jabeur O.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Halep S.

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

Statistics

This season
Halep S.Jabeur O.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (53 vs 176). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Jabeur O.
Clutch Rating·Even
89
90
Break points saved·Even
87
90
Break points won·Even
100
96
Deciding sets·Even
98
95
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
90

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Halep S.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Jabeur O.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Injury return: 35 days (−1.0)
Form & Matchup
10.0
H2H
0.0
8.9
Surface form
6.6
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Prev. match
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Ostapenko J.
Kudermetova V.
6-06-4
Semi-finals
Ostapenko J.
Halep S.
2-67-606-0
Kudermetova V.
Vondrousova M.
W/O
Quarter-finals
Halep S.
Jabeur O.[8]
6-46-3
Kudermetova V.
Teichmann J.
6-25-76-4
Vondrousova M.
Yastremska D.
7-56-4
Ostapenko J.
Kvitova P.
5-77-57-69
R16
Kvitova P.
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-46-4
Ostapenko J.
Swiatek I.[6]
4-66-17-64
Jabeur O.[8]
Pegula J.
6-36-1
Vondrousova M.
Gracheva V.
6-26-0
Yastremska D.
Krejcikova B.[2]
6-37-63
Halep S.
Ruse E.
6-36-2
Teichmann J.
Svitolina E.[10]
7-606-2
Kudermetova V.
Muguruza G.[4]
3-66-46-4
R32
Swiatek I.[6]
Kasatkina D.
6-16-2
Jabeur O.[8]
Zvonareva V.
6-22-67-5
Svitolina E.[10]
Sherif M.
6-26-3
Teichmann J.
Mertens E.
6-26-4
Kudermetova V.
Azarenka V.
6-36-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Siniakova K.
7-652-66-2
Vondrousova M.
Collins D.[9]
2-63-0
Sabalenka A.[1]
Kostyuk M.
6-46-1
Kvitova P.
Giorgi C.
6-26-0
Gracheva V.
Tomljanovic A.
6-17-5
Halep S.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-4
Ruse E.
Badosa P.[3]
6-35-76-4
Ostapenko J.
Kenin S.
6-16-2
Pegula J.
Gauff C.
6-46-4
Yastremska D.
Begu I.
4-66-26-3
Krejcikova B.[2]
Garcia C.
6-47-60