Rita Grande vs Elena Bovina — Roland Garros Round of 64

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 64
ITA
Rita Grande
51 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 May 2003 ·
clay
RUS
Elena Bovina
43 yrs · 189 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLWW
Grande R.
7-5 6-3
Bovina E.
Grande R.
762
Bovina E.
530

Rita Grande defeated Elena Bovina 7-5 6-3 in the Roland Garros round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Bovina came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 128. Rita Grande narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Rita Grande closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-01-13Australian OpenR64hardElena Bovina6-1 6-2
2002-06-10BirminghamR32grassElena Bovina4-6 6-4 6-0
2000-07-17SopotR32clayRita Grande6-3 7-6

Statistics

This season
Grande R.Bovina E.
1st serve in·Even
70%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
40%
40%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.2
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (11 vs 48). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw