Tsvetana Pironkova vs Shahar PeerSydney Qualifying Final

Sydney · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Final
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2014 ·
hard
39 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Pironkova T.
6-3 6-7 6-3
Peer S.
Pironkova T.
6662
Peer S.
3731

Tsvetana Pironkova defeated Shahar Peer 6-3 6-7 6-3 in the Sydney qualifying final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shahar Peer came in leading the head-to-head 5–2. Tsvetana Pironkova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

25
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-04-07KatowiceR16hardShahar Peer6-2 6-1
2013-04-08KatowiceR32hardShahar Peer5-7 7-6 7-6
2010-01-18Australian OpenR64hardShahar Peer6-1 6-4
2008-04-28PragueR16clayShahar Peer7-5 6-2
2006-05-29Roland GarrosR64clayShahar Peer6-2 6-3
2005-05-16IstanbulQFclayTsvetana Pironkova6-3 7-6
2003-10-27Istanbul 3 10KFhardTsvetana Pironkova6-3 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
42%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
47%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.2
0.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (185 vs 49). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
26
48
Break points saved·Slight edge
23
16
Break points won·Slight edge
89
79
Deciding sets·Dominant
4
72
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
63
72

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw