Ashleigh Barty vs Simona Halep — Sydney Round of 16
Sydney · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2019 ·
hard
Barty A.6-4 6-4
Halep S.
Barty A.
662
Halep S.
440
Ashleigh Barty defeated Simona Halep 6-4 6-4 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, but Ashleigh Barty had been the form player, winning 8 of their last 8 on hard. Ashleigh Barty claimed a first win over Simona Halep in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Ashleigh Barty edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-06 | Madrid | QF | clay | Simona Halep | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2018-08-13 | Cincinnati | R16 | hard | Simona Halep | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2018-08-06 | Montreal | SF | hard | Simona Halep | 6-4 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
2.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (146 vs 181). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast