Karolina Pliskova vs Angelique Kerber — Eastbourne Final
Eastbourne · WTA · Final
#57WTA
1869ELO
1758Grass ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 June 2019 ·
grass
Pliskova K.6-1 6-4
Kerber A.
Pliskova K.
662
Kerber A.
140
Karolina Pliskova defeated Angelique Kerber 6-1 6-4 in the Eastbourne final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 7–4, defending last year's semi-final. Karolina Pliskova narrowed the head-to-head to 7–5.
Key context
- Match story: Karolina Pliskova dropped just 5 games past Angelique Kerber.
Head to head
4–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-21 | Fed Cup WG SF: GER vs CZE | RR | clay | Karolina Pliskova | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2018-02-19 | Dubai | QF | hard | Angelique Kerber | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2017-09-18 | Tokyo | QF | hard | Angelique Kerber | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2016-08-29 | US Open | F | hard | Angelique Kerber | 6-3 4-6 6-4 |
| 2016-08-21 | Cincinnati | F | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2015-08-03 | Stanford | F | hard | Angelique Kerber | 6-3 5-7 6-4 |
| 2015-06-15 | Birmingham | F | grass | Angelique Kerber | 6-7 6-3 7-6 |
| 2015-01-12 | Sydney | SF | hard | Karolina Pliskova | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2014-05-19 | Nuremberg | QF | clay | Karolina Pliskova | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2014-02-10 | Doha | R32 | hard | Angelique Kerber | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2011-06-06 | Copenhagen | R32 | hard | Angelique Kerber | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.8
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 158). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
87
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
75
Break points won·Slight edge
93
98
Deciding sets·Slight edge
95
89
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
91
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
96
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Pliskova K.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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