Lucie Safarova vs Iveta Benesova — Forest Hills Semi-final
Forest Hills · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 August 2005 ·
hard
Safarova L.2-6 6-1 6-4
Benesova I.
Safarova L.
2662
Benesova I.
6141
Lucie Safarova defeated Iveta Benesova 2-6 6-1 6-4 in the Forest Hills semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Lucie Safarova came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Lucie Safarova extended the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Lucie Safarova dropped the opening set before beating Iveta Benesova 2–6 6–1 6–4.
Head to head
4–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-02 | Brisbane | R32 | hard | Iveta Benesova | 2-6 7-5 7-5 |
| 2011-10-10 | Linz | R32 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
| 2009-08-10 | Cincinnati | R64 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2008-08-18 | Forest Hills | SF | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2003-12-15 | Valasske Mezirici 25K | QF | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
51%
Return points won·Even
41%
38%
Break points saved·Clear edge
61%
45%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.1
0.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.7
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.