Maria Kirilenko vs Jie Zheng — Doha Round of 64
Doha · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2012 ·
hard
Kirilenko M.6-3 3-6 6-3
Zheng J.
Kirilenko M.
6362
Zheng J.
3631
Maria Kirilenko defeated Jie Zheng 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jie Zheng came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 32, but Maria Kirilenko had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Maria Kirilenko narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Kirilenko closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–3.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-30 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Maria Kirilenko | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2012-05-07 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Maria Kirilenko | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2010-01-18 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Jie Zheng | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2009-05-11 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Jie Zheng | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Jie Zheng | 4-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2005-09-26 | Guangzhou | QF | hard | Jie Zheng | 6-3 6-7 6-1 |
| 2003-08-25 | US Open | Q64 | hard | Maria Kirilenko | 7-5 7-6(4) |
| 2003-08-11 | Bronx NY 50K | F | hard | Jie Zheng | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
0.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (105 vs 100). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
56
57
Break points saved·Slight edge
32
25
Break points won·Slight edge
80
88
Deciding sets·Even
76
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
70
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast