Sloane Stephens vs Simona Halep — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
#240WTA
1683ELO
1630Hard ELO
33 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2013 ·
hard
Stephens S.6-1 6-1
Halep S.
Stephens S.
662
Halep S.
110
Sloane Stephens defeated Simona Halep 6-1 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending last year's round of 128, but Sloane Stephens had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on hard. Sloane Stephens narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Sloane Stephens dropped just 2 games past Simona Halep.
Head to head
1–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-06 | Montreal | F | hard | Simona Halep | 7-6 3-6 6-4 |
| 2018-05-28 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Simona Halep | 3-6 6-4 6-1 |
| 2017-08-14 | Cincinnati | SF | hard | Simona Halep | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2017-07-31 | Washington | R32 | hard | Simona Halep | 7-6 6-0 |
| 2015-03-23 | Miami | QF | hard | Simona Halep | 6-1 7-5 |
| 2014-05-26 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Simona Halep | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2013-01-07 | Hobart | R16 | hard | Sloane Stephens | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2012-04-09 | Barcelona | R32 | clay | Simona Halep | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
70%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
59
88
Break points saved·Dominant
26
68
Break points won·Slight edge
90
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
82
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
70
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Stephens S.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 81 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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