Ekaterina Alexandrova vs Simona Halep — Gippsland Trophy Quarter-final
Gippsland Trophy · WTA · Quarter-final
#18WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$1.0MYTD
$11MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 31 January 2021 ·
hard
Alexandrova E.6-2 6-1
Halep S.
Alexandrova E.
662
Halep S.
210
Ekaterina Alexandrova defeated Simona Halep 6-2 6-1 in the Gippsland Trophy quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Ekaterina Alexandrova had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on hard. Ekaterina Alexandrova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Ekaterina Alexandrova dropped just 3 games past Simona Halep.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-07 | Indian Wells | R64 | hard | Simona Halep | 6-2 4-6 6-2 |
| 2021-04-19 | Stuttgart | QF | clay | Simona Halep | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2019-09-30 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Ekaterina Alexandrova | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2019-08-12 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Simona Halep | 3-6 7-5 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.1
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 90). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
57
88
Break points saved·Even
71
68
Break points won·Slight edge
95
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
52
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
19
82
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
61
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Alexandrova E.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 60 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast