Simona Halep #2 def. Jelena Ostapenko #8

6-2 6-4

Simona Halep defeated Jelena Ostapenko 6-2 6-4 in the 2017 China Open semifinal on hard courts on October 7, 2017.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSimona HalepJelena Ostapenko
Aces54
Double faults14
First serve %6945
First serve points won %7569
Second serve points won %5044
Break points saved %5050
Break points converted %5050
Service points won %6755
Return points won %4533
Total points won %5545
Serve rating12397
Return rating9183

Player Comparison

FieldSimona HalepJelena Ostapenko
Country ROU LAT
Birth dateSep 27, 1991Jun 8, 1997
Age2620
Height168 cm177 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)28
Ranking points (entering)5,6454,130
Elo (entering)2,0171,927
Current career W-L449–201293–219
Current career earnings$40,236,618$20,494,263
Pre-match H2H

Path

Simona Halep's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daria Kasatkina #346-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2017QF
Maria Sharapova #1046-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2017R16
Magdalena Rybarikova #286-1 2-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataOct 3, 2017R32
Alison Riske-Amritraj #516-3 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 30, 2017R64

Simona Halep's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Caroline Garcia #154-6 6-7(3)LH2HMatch dataOct 8, 2017F

Jelena Ostapenko's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sorana Cirstea #446-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 6, 2017QF
Shuai Peng #253-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2017R16
Samantha Stosur #456-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 4, 2017R32