Martina Hingis vs Kim Clijsters — Sydney Semi-final
Sydney · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 6 January 2002 ·
hard
Hingis M.7-5 4-6 6-2
Clijsters K.
Hingis M.
7462
Clijsters K.
5621
Martina Hingis defeated Kim Clijsters 7-5 4-6 6-2 in the Sydney semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 16. Martina Hingis narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Martina Hingis closed it out in three sets, 7–5 4–6 6–2.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-15 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 3-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2006-07-31 | San Diego | QF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Kim Clijsters | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2006-01-16 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-3 2-6 6-4 |
| 2001-03-08 | Indian Wells | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-2 2-6 6-1 |
| 2001-01-07 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2000-10-02 | Filderstadt | F | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2000-03-20 | Miami | R16 | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-0 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
48%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (84 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
54
77
Break points saved·Slight edge
66
76
Break points won·Slight edge
76
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
80
Tiebreaks·
—
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast