Dinara Safina vs Martina Hingis — Gold Coast Final
Gold Coast · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 6 January 2007 ·
hard
Safina D.6-3 3-6 7-5
Hingis M.
Safina D.
6372
Hingis M.
3651
Dinara Safina defeated Martina Hingis 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the Gold Coast final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Martina Hingis came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Dinara Safina claimed a first win over Martina Hingis in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Dinara Safina closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 7–5.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-05-15 | Rome | F | clay | Martina Hingis | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2006-03-06 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
47%
47%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.2
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 30). ATP, WTA & Challenger.