Anna Smashnova vs Rita Grande — Indian Wells Round of 64
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2002 ·
hard
Smashnova A.6-1 7-6
Grande R.
Smashnova A.
672
Grande R.
160
Anna Smashnova defeated Rita Grande 6-1 7-6 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rita Grande came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64, but Anna Smashnova had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard. Anna Smashnova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Anna Smashnova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-24 | Miami | R64 | hard | Anna Smashnova | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2001-01-07 | Hobart | R16 | hard | Rita Grande | 5-7 6-3 7-5 |
| 1995-08-28 | US Open | R128 | hard | Rita Grande | 6-0 1-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
68%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
54%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
50%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
48%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.2
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
1.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast