SF Cincinnati Open 2017

Simona Halep #2 def. Sloane Stephens #151

6-2 6-1

Simona Halep defeated Sloane Stephens 6-2 6-1 in the 2017 Cincinnati Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSimona HalepSloane Stephens
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
10
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
13
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
72.5%73.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.5%51.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
90.9%16.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
44.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
72.5%42.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
55.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
57.8%27.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
64.7%35.3%
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.
+16.0-14.3
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.
+14.3-16.0

* 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

FieldSimona HalepSloane Stephens
Country ROU USA
Birth dateSep 27, 1991Mar 20, 1993
Age2524
Height168 cm170 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2151
Ranking points (entering)6,150361
Elo (entering)2,0291,866
Current career W-L449–201303–249
Current career earnings$40,236,618$19,431,719
Pre-match H2H
Simona Halep #2 4 2 Sloane Stephens #151

Path

Simona Halep's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Johanna Konta #76-4 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 2017QF
Anastasija Sevastova #166-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2017R16
Taylor Townsend #1346-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 2017R32

Simona Halep's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Garbiñe Muguruza #61-6 0-6LH2HMatch dataAug 20, 2017F

Sloane Stephens's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Julia Goerges #376-1 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 2017QF
Ekaterina Makarova #392-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2017R16
Petra Kvitova #136-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 2017R32
Lucie Safarova #366-4 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 2017R64