Silvia Farina Elia vs Magdalena Maleeva — Strasbourg Semi-final
Strasbourg · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 May 2002 ·
clay
Farina Elia S.6-3 6-1
Maleeva M.
Farina Elia S.
662
Maleeva M.
310
Silvia Farina Elia defeated Magdalena Maleeva 6-3 6-1 in the Strasbourg semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Magdalena Maleeva came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Silvia Farina Elia narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Silvia Farina Elia dropped just 4 games past Magdalena Maleeva.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-06-16 | Eastbourne | QF | grass | Silvia Farina Elia | 5-7 6-4 6-4 |
| 2003-05-12 | Rome | R64 | clay | Magdalena Maleeva | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2003-01-06 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Magdalena Maleeva | 3-6 7-5 6-0 |
| 2002-06-24 | Wimbledon | R32 | grass | Magdalena Maleeva | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2001-05-28 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Silvia Farina Elia | 6-1 5-7 6-3 |
| 1997-08-18 | Atlanta | R32 | hard | Silvia Farina Elia | 6-3 7-6 |
| 1997-02-17 | Hanover | R32 | carpet | Magdalena Maleeva | 6-2 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.7
2.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast