SF Roland Garros 2009

Svetlana Kuznetsova #7 def. Samantha Stosur #32

6-4 6-7(5) 6-3

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Samantha Stosur 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 in the 2009 Roland Garros semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSvetlana KuznetsovaSamantha Stosur
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
64
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
25
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.8%67.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
59.5%61.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.3%48.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
62.5%16.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.0%57.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
83.3%37.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.7%40.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.9%48.1%
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.
+4.2+1.5
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.
-1.5-4.2

* 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

FieldSvetlana KuznetsovaSamantha Stosur
Country RUS AUS
Birth dateJun 27, 1985Mar 30, 1984
Age2325
Height174 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)732
Ranking points (entering)5,0911,648
Elo (entering)2,0341,852
Current career W-L594–323459–345
Current career earnings$25,816,890$20,070,126
Pre-match H2H

Path

Svetlana Kuznetsova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Serena Williams #27-6(3) 5-7 7-5WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 2009QF
Agnieszka Radwanska #126-4 1-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 2009R16
Melinda Czink #626-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2009R32
Galina Voskoboeva #816-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2009R64
Claire Feuerstein #2366-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2009R128

Svetlana Kuznetsova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dinara Safina #16-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 7, 2009F

Samantha Stosur's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sorana Cirstea #416-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 4, 2009QF
Virginie Razzano #366-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 2, 2009R16
Elena Dementieva #46-3 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 30, 2009R32
Yanina Wickmayer #636-3 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2009R64
Francesca Schiavone #406-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2009R128