Dinara Safina vs Tatiana Golovin — Paris Semi-final
Paris · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 February 2005 ·
carpet
Safina D.6-1 4-6 7-6
Golovin T.
Safina D.
6472
Golovin T.
1661
Dinara Safina defeated Tatiana Golovin 6-1 4-6 7-6 in the Paris semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Tatiana Golovin came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's semi-final. Dinara Safina narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 7–6.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-04-09 | Charleston | QF | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 |
| 2005-02-14 | Antwerp | R32 | hard | Tatiana Golovin | 6-4 6-7 6-3 |
| 2005-01-03 | Gold Coast | R16 | hard | Tatiana Golovin | 7-5 3-6 6-2 |
| 2004-03-24 | Miami | R64 | hard | Tatiana Golovin | 6-1 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 98). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
68
59
Break points saved·Clear edge
45
64
Break points won·Clear edge
88
72
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
59
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
78
66
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About