Meilen Tu vs Kristina Brandi — Auckland Round of 32
Auckland · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 31 December 2000 ·
hard
Tu M.5-7 6-4 6-1
Brandi K.
Tu M.
5662
Brandi K.
7411
Meilen Tu defeated Kristina Brandi 5-7 6-4 6-1 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kristina Brandi came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Meilen Tu narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Meilen Tu dropped the opening set before beating Kristina Brandi 5–7 6–4 6–1.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-12 | Birmingham | R64 | grass | Meilen Tu | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2003-10-13 | Sedona AZ 50K | R32 | hard | Kristina Brandi | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2001-06-18 | s Hertogenbosch | R16 | grass | Kristina Brandi | 2-6 7-6 6-2 |
| 1998-11-16 | Pattaya | QF | hard | Kristina Brandi | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1998-10-26 | Austin TX 50K | F | hard | Kristina Brandi | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-02-10 | Midland 50K | SF | hard | Meilen Tu | 2-6 6-3 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
52%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
53%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.9
0.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (57 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast