R64 US Open 2016

Simona Halep #5 def. Lucie Safarova #44

6-3 6-4

Simona Halep defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3 6-4 in the 2016 US Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSimona HalepLucie Safarova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
41
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
15
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.2%54.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
64.3%52.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
29.4%32.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%41.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
54.2%43.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
58.3%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
56.8%45.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.6%44.4%
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.
-2.1-13.1
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.
+13.1+2.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2016 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSimona HalepLucie Safarova
Country ROU CZE
Birth dateSep 27, 1991Feb 4, 1987
Age2429
Height168 cm177 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)544
Ranking points (entering)5,1511,180
Elo (entering)2,0171,730
Current career W-L449–201354–273
Current career earnings$40,236,618$12,656,891
Pre-match H2H
Simona Halep #5 3 1 Lucie Safarova #44

Path

Simona Halep's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kirsten Flipkens #566-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2016R128

Simona Halep's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Timea Babos #346-1 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 2016R32

Lucie Safarova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daria Saville #456-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 31, 2016R128