Rita Grande vs Gala Leon Garcia — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
ITA
Rita Grande
51 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2001 ·
hard
ESP
Gala Leon Garcia
52 yrs · 163 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Grande R.
6-2 7-6
Leon Garcia G.
Grande R.
672
Leon Garcia G.
260

Rita Grande defeated Gala Leon Garcia 6-2 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gala Leon Garcia came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 128. Rita Grande claimed a first win over Gala Leon Garcia in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Rita Grande closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-07-17SopotR16clayGala Leon Garcia6-7 6-2 6-3
2000-05-22MadridR16clayGala Leon Garcia6-4 6-4

Statistics

This season
Grande R.Leon Garcia G.
1st serve in·Even
69%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
33%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.6
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (12 vs 7). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw