Varvara Lepchenko #67 def. Lesia Tsurenko #51

5-7 6-4 6-2

Varvara Lepchenko defeated Lesia Tsurenko 5-7 6-4 6-2 in the 2017 China Open first round on hard courts on October 2, 2017.

Match Information

Date: Oct 2, 2017
Tournament: China Open
Edition: 2017
Category: Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R64

Match Statistics

Stat	Varvara Lepchenko	Lesia Tsurenko
Aces	0	1
Double faults	2	3
First serve %	62	68
First serve points won %	56	46
Second serve points won %	48	53
Break points saved %	40	50
Break points converted %	50	60
Service points won %	53	48
Return points won %	52	47
Total points won %	52	48
Serve rating	98	98
Return rating	100	104

Player Comparison

Field	Varvara Lepchenko	Lesia Tsurenko
Country	USA	UKR
Birth date	May 21, 1986	May 30, 1989
Age	31	28
Height	180 cm	174 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	67	51
Ranking points (entering)	890	1,116
Elo (entering)	1,726	1,694
Current career W-L	156–220	180–202
Current career earnings	$5,799,749	$6,924,996

Pre-match H2H

Varvara Lepchenko #67 4 – 1 Lesia Tsurenko #51

Path

Varvara Lepchenko's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Aliaksandra Sasnovich #102	0-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 30, 2017	Q2
Fangzhou Liu #159	4-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 29, 2017	Q1

Varvara Lepchenko's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Petra Kvitova #18	4-6 4-6	L	H2H	Match data	Oct 3, 2017	R32

Lesia Tsurenko's path

No prior matches in this tournament.