SF Libéma Open 2009

Tamarine Tanasugarn #47 def. Dinara Safina #1

7-5 7-5

Tamarine Tanasugarn defeated Dinara Safina 7-5 7-5 in the 2009 Libéma Open semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatTamarine TanasugarnDinara Safina
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
06
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
16
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.7%67.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
62.5%58.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
40.0%44.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
20.0%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
56.6%53.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%80.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.1%43.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.3%48.7%
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.
+0.8-1.9
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.
+1.9-0.8

* 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

FieldTamarine TanasugarnDinara Safina
Country THA RUS
Birth dateMay 24, 1977Apr 27, 1986
Age3223
Height165 cm182 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)471
Ranking points (entering)1,2949,801
Elo (entering)1,6732,114
Current career W-L268–276304–161
Current career earnings$3,491,770$10,585,640
Pre-match H2H

Path

Tamarine Tanasugarn's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Flavia Pennetta #152-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 19, 2009QF
Iveta Benesova #356-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 18, 2009R16
Barbora Strycova #866-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 17, 2009R32

Tamarine Tanasugarn's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yanina Wickmayer #726-3 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 20, 2009F

Dinara Safina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniela Hantuchova #331-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 19, 2009QF
Yaroslava Shvedova #766-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 18, 2009R16
Anna-Lena Groenefeld #516-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 17, 2009R32