Melanie South vs Katie Obrien — Birmingham Round of 64
Birmingham · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 June 2009 ·
grass
South M.6-4 1-6 7-6
Obrien K.
South M.
6172
Obrien K.
4661
Melanie South defeated Katie Obrien 6-4 1-6 7-6 in the Birmingham round of 64 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Katie Obrien came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 32. Melanie South narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Melanie South closed it out in three sets, 6–4 1–6 7–6.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-15 | Glasgow 25K | QF | hard | Katie Obrien | 5-7 6-3 6-3 |
| 2007-10-08 | Jersey 25K | R16 | hard | Katie Obrien | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2006-07-10 | Felixstowe 25K | R16 | grass | Melanie South | 6-2 3-6 6-3 |
| 2005-01-17 | Tipton 10K | QF | hard | Katie Obrien | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2004-07-26 | St Joseph MO 10K | QF | hard | Katie Obrien | 6-2 4-1 |
| 2004-07-12 | Baltimore MD 10K | R32 | hard | Katie Obrien | 4-6 7-5 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
54%
2nd serve points won·Even
37%
38%
Service points won·Even
51%
48%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
45%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.5
5.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (11 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast