SF Cincinnati Open 2016

Angelique Kerber #2 def. Simona Halep #4

6-3 6-4

Angelique Kerber defeated Simona Halep 6-3 6-4 in the 2016 Cincinnati Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAngelique KerberSimona Halep
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
10
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
35
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.4%66.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
61.8%54.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
45.5%43.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.1%50.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.3%42.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.4%46.6%
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.
+0.8-5.6
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.
+5.6-0.8

* 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

FieldAngelique KerberSimona Halep
Country GER ROU
Birth dateJan 18, 1988Sep 27, 1991
Age2824
Height173 cm168 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)24
Ranking points (entering)6,3755,386
Elo (entering)2,0132,029
Current career W-L477–277449–201
Current career earnings$32,545,460$40,236,618
Pre-match H2H

Path

Angelique Kerber's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carla Suárez Navarro #124-6 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 2016QF
Barbora Strycova #207-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 2016R16
Kristina Mladenovic #376-0 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2016R32

Angelique Kerber's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karolina Pliskova #173-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataAug 21, 2016F

Simona Halep's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Agnieszka Radwanska #57-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 2016QF
Daria Saville #476-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 19, 2016R16
Annika Beck #446-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2016R32