Sara Sorribes Tormo defeated Tatjana Maria 6-4 6-3 in the Cleveland semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tatjana Maria came in ranked #80, but Sara Sorribes Tormo had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Sara Sorribes Tormo extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Sorribes Tormo S. took it in straight sets.
Sorribes Tormo S. and Maria T. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sorribes Tormo S. went 0–3 (0%) against them, Maria T. 0–3 (0%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 0 better-results split).
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.