Garbine Muguruza vs Karolina Pliskova — Cincinnati Semi-final
Cincinnati · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2017 ·
hard
#57WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWWW
Muguruza G.6-3 6-2
Pliskova K.
Muguruza G.
662
Pliskova K.
320
Garbine Muguruza defeated Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-2 in the Cincinnati semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in leading the head-to-head 10–1, defending the title. Garbine Muguruza narrowed the head-to-head to 10–2.
Key context
- Match story: Garbine Muguruza dropped just 5 games past Karolina Pliskova.
Head to head
1–10| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-10 | Guadalajara | RR | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 4-6 6-2 7-6(6) |
| 2021-11-10 | Guadalajara Finals | RR | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 4-6 6-2 7-6 |
| 2019-01-14 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2017-10-23 | Singapore | RR | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2017-03-06 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2017-02-11 | Fed Cup WG R1: CZE vs ESP | RR | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2016-10-24 | Singapore | RR | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-2 6-7 7-5 |
| 2016-08-15 | Cincinnati | SF | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2015-03-09 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2015-02-16 | Dubai | SF | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-4 5-7 7-5 |
| 2013-05-27 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Garbine Muguruza | 4-6 7-5 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.5
6.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
5.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
83
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
86
Break points won·Even
97
93
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
95
Tiebreaks·Even
77
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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96
Pliskova K.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast