SF San Diego 2006

Kim Clijsters #2 def. Nicole Vaidisova #12

6-2 7-6(0)

Kim Clijsters defeated Nicole Vaidisova 6-2 7-6(0) in the 2006 San Diego semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKim ClijstersNicole Vaidisova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
13
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
44
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.3%62.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.8%55.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.1%31.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%28.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.0%46.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
71.4%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
53.4%40.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.0%43.0%
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.
+4.0-9.4
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.
+9.4-4.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKim ClijstersNicole Vaidisova
Country BEL CZE
Birth dateJun 8, 1983Apr 23, 1989
Age2317
Height174 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)212
Ranking points (entering)3,3771,522
Elo (entering)2,2141,962
Current career W-L466–128155–85
Current career earnings$24,545,194$2,778,619
Pre-match H2H

Path

Kim Clijsters's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Martina Hingis #137-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 5, 2006QF
Jelena Jankovic #296-4 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 4, 2006R16
Samantha Stosur #396-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 3, 2006R32

Kim Clijsters's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maria Sharapova #45-7 5-7LH2HMatch dataAug 6, 2006F

Nicole Vaidisova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anna Chakvetadze #313-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 5, 2006QF
Daniela Hantuchova #176-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 4, 2006R16
Virginia Ruano Pascual #826-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 3, 2006R32