Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez vs Simona HalepIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
44 yrs · 176 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2011 ·
hard
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Martinez Sanchez M.
7-5 6-0
Halep S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
762
Halep S.
500

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez defeated Simona Halep 7-5 6-0 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez claimed a first win over Simona Halep in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-02-19DubaiQ16hardSimona Halep6-1 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
2.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (66 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
51
88
Break points saved·Clear edge
44
68
Break points won·Clear edge
76
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
53
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
73
82

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