Kate Makarova vs Simona Halep — Australian Open Quarter-final
Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2015 ·
hard
Makarova K.6-4 6-0
Halep S.
Makarova K.
662
Halep S.
400
Kate Makarova defeated Simona Halep 6-4 6-0 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Kate Makarova narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Kate Makarova handed Simona Halep a second-set bagel in a 6–4 6–0 win.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-07 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Simona Halep | 6-1 6-0 |
| 2018-02-12 | Doha | R32 | hard | Simona Halep | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2017-07-31 | Washington | QF | hard | Kate Makarova | 2-6 6-3 1-0 |
| 2016-03-07 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Simona Halep | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2015-02-16 | Dubai | QF | hard | Simona Halep | 6-3 1-6 7-5 |
| 2013-08-19 | New Haven | QF | hard | Simona Halep | 6-1 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.5
2.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (176 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
71
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
60
68
Break points won·Slight edge
92
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
75
82
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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