R16 Australian Open 2021

Simona Halep #2 def. Iga Swiatek #17

3-6 6-1 6-4

Simona Halep defeated Iga Swiatek 3-6 6-1 6-4 in the 2021 Australian Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSimona HalepIga Swiatek
Aces32
Double faults11
First serve %62.0%66.0%
First serve points won %77.0%59.0%
Second serve points won %54.0%55.0%
Break points saved %33.0%60.0%
Break points converted %40.0%67.0%
Service points won %68.0%58.0%
Return points won %42.0%32.0%
Total points won %53.0%47.0%

Player Comparison

FieldSimona HalepIga Swiatek
Country ROU POL
Birth dateSep 27, 1991May 31, 2001
Age2919
Height168 cm176 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)217
Ranking points (entering)7,2553,014
Elo (entering)2,0551,882
Current career W-L449–201341–87
Current career earnings$40,236,618$47,269,084
Pre-match H2H
Simona Halep #2 1 1 Iga Swiatek #17

Path

Simona Halep's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Veronika Kudermetova #366-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 2021R32
Ajla Tomljanovic #724-6 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2021R64
Lizette Cabrera #1406-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2021R128

Simona Halep's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Serena Williams #113-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 2021QF

Iga Swiatek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fiona Ferro #466-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 2021R32
Camila Giorgi #796-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2021R64
Arantxa Rus #776-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2021R128