Simona Halep vs Jelena Ostapenko — Beijing Semi-final
Beijing · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2017 ·
hard
LAT9#30WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWWL
Halep S.6-2 6-4
Ostapenko J.
Halep S.
662
Ostapenko J.
240
Simona Halep defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-4 in the Beijing semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Ostapenko came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64. Simona Halep claimed a first win over Jelena Ostapenko in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Simona Halep dropped just 6 games past Jelena Ostapenko.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-14 | Dubai | SF | hard | Jelena Ostapenko | 2-6 7-6 6-0 |
| 2017-05-29 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Jelena Ostapenko | 4-6 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
5.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
88
68
Break points saved·Dominant
68
25
Break points won·Even
100
100
Deciding sets·Even
98
94
Tiebreaks·Even
82
80
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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95
Ostapenko J.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast