Elena Bovina vs Rita Grande — Birmingham Round of 32
Birmingham · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 June 2002 ·
grass
Bovina E.4-6 6-4 6-0
Grande R.
Bovina E.
4662
Grande R.
6401
Elena Bovina defeated Rita Grande 4-6 6-4 6-0 in the Birmingham round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Rita Grande came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Elena Bovina narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Bovina dropped the opening set before beating Rita Grande 4–6 6–4 6–0.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-26 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Rita Grande | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2003-01-13 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Elena Bovina | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2000-07-17 | Sopot | R32 | clay | Rita Grande | 6-3 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
67%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
40%
42%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
1.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (49 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast