Simona Halep vs Kristina Mladenovic — Madrid Final
Madrid · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 May 2017 ·
clay
FRA14#855WTA
1422ELO
1371Clay ELO
33 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Halep S.7-5 6-7 6-2
Mladenovic K.
Halep S.
7662
Mladenovic K.
5721
Simona Halep defeated Kristina Mladenovic 7-5 6-7 6-2 in the Madrid final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kristina Mladenovic came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 64. Simona Halep narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Simona Halep closed it out in three sets, 7–5 6–7 6–2.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-20 | Fed Cup WG SF: ROU vs FRA | RR | clay | Simona Halep | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2017-03-06 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Kristina Mladenovic | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2015-08-17 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Simona Halep | 7-5 5-7 6-4 |
| 2015-06-15 | Birmingham | QF | grass | Kristina Mladenovic | 2-6 6-0 7-6 |
| 2014-01-27 | Paris | R32 | carpet | Kristina Mladenovic | 7-6 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
38%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
52%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
7.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
88
32
Break points saved·Dominant
68
10
Break points won·Clear edge
100
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
36
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
65
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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