Magdalena Maleeva vs Silvia Farina Elia — Hanover Round of 32
Hanover · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 February 1997 ·
carpet
Maleeva M.6-2 6-1
Farina Elia S.
Maleeva M.
662
Farina Elia S.
210
Magdalena Maleeva defeated Silvia Farina Elia 6-2 6-1 in the Hanover round of 32 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Silvia Farina Elia came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Magdalena Maleeva narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Magdalena Maleeva dropped just 3 games past Silvia Farina Elia.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-06-16 | Eastbourne | QF | grass | Silvia Farina Elia | 5-7 6-4 6-4 |
| 2003-05-12 | Rome | R64 | clay | Magdalena Maleeva | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2003-01-06 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Magdalena Maleeva | 3-6 7-5 6-0 |
| 2002-06-24 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Magdalena Maleeva | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2002-05-20 | Strasbourg | SF | clay | Silvia Farina Elia | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2001-05-28 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Silvia Farina Elia | 6-1 5-7 6-3 |
| 1997-08-18 | Atlanta | R32 | hard | Silvia Farina Elia | 6-3 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
48%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
0.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.