Elena Vesnina #15 def. Svetlana Kuznetsova #8

6-7(6) 7-5 6-4

Elena Vesnina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-7(6) 7-5 6-4 in the 2017 Indian Wells Open final on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElena VesninaSvetlana Kuznetsova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
39
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
68
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.4%65.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
64.3%57.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
34.6%34.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
61.1%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
51.6%49.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%38.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.4%48.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.0%49.0%
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.
-4.9-6.9
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.
+6.9+4.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2017 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElena VesninaSvetlana Kuznetsova
Country RUS RUS
Birth dateAug 1, 1986Jun 27, 1985
Age3031
Height176 cm174 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)158
Ranking points (entering)2,3403,915
Elo (entering)1,8351,939
Current career W-L263–261594–323
Current career earnings$13,058,021$25,816,890
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elena Vesnina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kristina Mladenovic #266-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 18, 2017SF
Venus Williams #136-2 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 17, 2017QF
Angelique Kerber #26-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2017R16
Timea Babos #286-4 1-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2017R32
Shelby Rogers #596-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 11, 2017R64

Elena Vesnina's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Svetlana Kuznetsova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karolina Pliskova #37-6(5) 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataMar 18, 2017SF
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #216-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 17, 2017QF
Caroline Garcia #256-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2017R16
Roberta Vinci #296-2 2-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2017R32
Johanna Larsson #577-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 11, 2017R64