R16 China Open 2009

Vera Zvonareva #7 def. Flavia Pennetta #10

6-3 5-7 7-5

Vera Zvonareva defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-3 5-7 7-5 in the 2009 China Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatVera ZvonarevaFlavia Pennetta
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
32
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
19
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.1%44.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
60.0%57.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.6%45.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%58.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.3%50.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
41.2%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.1%42.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.1%46.9%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+1.5-4.9
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+4.9-1.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldVera ZvonarevaFlavia Pennetta
Country RUS ITA
Birth dateSep 7, 1984Feb 25, 1982
Age2527
Height172 cm172 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)710
Ranking points (entering)5,1603,490
Elo (entering)1,9481,957
Current career W-L466–270420–274
Current career earnings$16,995,231$14,197,886
Pre-match H2H

Path

Vera Zvonareva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Francesca Schiavone #266-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2009R32
Sorana Cirstea #366-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2009R64

Vera Zvonareva's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marion Bartoli #136-3 5-7 2-6LH2HMatch dataOct 9, 2009QF

Flavia Pennetta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kateryna Volodko #323-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 7, 2009R32
Xinyun Han #1847-6(2) 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 5, 2009R64