Simona Halep vs Elena Rybakina — Dubai Final
Dubai · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2020 ·
hard
#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWWW
Halep S.3-6 6-3 7-6
Rybakina E.
Halep S.
3672
Rybakina E.
6361
Simona Halep defeated Elena Rybakina 3-6 6-3 7-6 in the Dubai final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Rybakina came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Simona Halep narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Simona Halep dropped the opening set before beating Elena Rybakina 3–6 6–3 7–6.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-27 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Elena Rybakina | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2021-08-30 | US Open | R32 | hard | Simona Halep | 7-6 4-6 6-3 |
| 2019-09-23 | Wuhan | R16 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 5-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.5
6.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (120 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
88
99
Break points saved·Dominant
68
96
Break points won·Even
100
96
Deciding sets·Even
98
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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58
Rybakina E.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 67 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast