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Elena Vesnina #75 def. Svetlana Kuznetsova #7

6-4 3-6 6-0

Match Information

Date	Feb 19, 2009*
Tournament	Dubai
Category	WTA 500
Surface	Hard
Round	R32
Winner	Elena Vesnina
Score	6-4 3-6 6-0
Loser	Svetlana Kuznetsova

Stat	Elena Vesnina	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Aces	7	3
Double faults	4	5
First serve %	63	58
First serve points won %	79	60
Second serve points won %	44	46
Break points saved %	33	55
Break points converted %	45	67
Service points won %	66	54
Return points won %	46	34
Total points won %	55	45

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Elena Vesnina	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Country	RUS	RUS
Birth date	Aug 1, 1986	Jun 27, 1985
Age	22	23
Height	176	174
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	75	7
Ranking points (entering)	815	5,510
Elo (entering)	1,636	1,940
Career W-L	262–260	580–319
Career earnings	$13,058,021	$25,816,890

Pre-match H2H

Elena Vesnina 0 – 0 Svetlana Kuznetsova

Path

Elena Vesnina's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 18, 2009	R64	Na Li	1-6 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Elena Vesnina's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 20, 2009	R16	Dominika Cibulkova	4-6 6-1 4-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data

Svetlana Kuznetsova's path

No prior matches in this tournament.