Anna Smashnova vs Anna Kournikova — Auckland Semi-final
Auckland · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2001 ·
hard
Smashnova A.6-1 6-4
Kournikova A.
Smashnova A.
662
Kournikova A.
140
Anna Smashnova defeated Anna Kournikova 6-1 6-4 in the Auckland semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anna Kournikova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Anna Smashnova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Anna Smashnova dropped just 5 games past Anna Kournikova.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-09-09 | Shanghai | F | hard | Anna Smashnova | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2002-07-29 | San Diego | QF | hard | Anna Kournikova | 1-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2002-07-22 | Stanford | R32 | hard | Anna Kournikova | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2000-04-30 | Hamburg | R32 | clay | Anna Kournikova | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
68%
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1st serve points won·
54%
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2nd serve points won·
41%
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Service points won·
50%
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Return points won·
44%
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Break points saved·
48%
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Aces / match·
0.2
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Double faults / match·
4.3
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast