Vera Zvonareva vs Kim ClijstersDoha Round Robin

Doha · WTA · Round Robin
#292WTA
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 29 October 2010 ·
hard
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
Zvonareva V.
6-4 7-5
Clijsters K.
Zvonareva V.
672
Clijsters K.
450

Vera Zvonareva defeated Kim Clijsters 6-4 7-5 in the Doha round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 8–3, but Vera Zvonareva had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Vera Zvonareva narrowed the head-to-head to 8–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-06-25WimbledonR32grassKim Clijsters6-3 4-3
2011-01-17Australian OpenSFhardKim Clijsters6-3 6-3
2010-10-25WTA ChampionshipsRRhardVera Zvonareva6-4 7-5
2010-08-30US OpenFhardKim Clijsters6-2 6-1
2010-08-16MontrealQFhardVera Zvonareva2-6 6-3 6-2
2010-06-21WimbledonQFgrassVera Zvonareva3-6 6-4 6-2
2006-10-30HasseltSFhardKim Clijsters6-4 3-6 6-4
2006-07-24StanfordQFhardKim Clijsters6-2 3-6 6-1
2006-06-26WimbledonR128grassKim Clijsters7-5 6-3
2006-06-19EastbourneR16grassKim Clijsters3-0
2002-08-26US OpenR32hardKim Clijsters1-6 7-5 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 95). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
77
Break points saved·Dominant
30
76
Break points won·Slight edge
91
86
Deciding sets·Even
81
80
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
62
71

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw