R64 Cincinnati Open 2021

Simona Halep #14 def. Magda Linette #43

6-4 3-6 6-1

Simona Halep defeated Magda Linette 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the 2021 Cincinnati Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSimona HalepMagda Linette
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
114
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
30
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.1%68.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.4%60.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.0%52.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
85.7%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.2%57.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%14.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.5%38.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.0%47.0%
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.
+4.5+0.8
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.
-0.8-4.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2021 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSimona HalepMagda Linette
Country ROU POL
Birth dateSep 27, 1991Feb 12, 1992
Age2929
Height168 cm171 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1443
Ranking points (entering)3,8211,659
Elo (entering)1,9931,745
Current career W-L449–201221–234
Current career earnings$40,236,618$9,028,397
Pre-match H2H
Simona Halep #14 1 0 Magda Linette #43

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.