SF Italian Open 2020

Simona Halep #2 def. Garbiñe Muguruza #17

6-3 4-6 6-4

Simona Halep defeated Garbiñe Muguruza 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the 2020 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 20, 2020*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 2020
Category: Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Simona Halep	Garbiñe Muguruza
Aces	2	0
Double faults	2	8
First serve %	68.0%	57.0%
First serve points won %	52.0%	58.0%
Second serve points won %	41.0%	33.0%
Break points saved %	53.0%	50.0%
Break points converted %	50.0%	47.0%
Service points won %	48.0%	47.0%
Return points won %	53.0%	52.0%
Total points won %	51.0%	49.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Simona Halep	Garbiñe Muguruza
Country	ROU	ESP
Birth date	Sep 27, 1991	Oct 8, 1993
Age	28	26
Height	168 cm	182 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	17
Ranking points (entering)	6,356	2,771
Elo (entering)	2,051	1,967
Current career W-L	449–201	312–182
Current career earnings	$40,236,618	$24,813,892

Pre-match H2H

Simona Halep #2 2 – 4 Garbiñe Muguruza #17

Path

Simona Halep's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Yulia Putintseva #30	6-2 2-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 20, 2020	QF
Dayana Yastremska #29	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 19, 2020	R16
Jasmine Paolini #99	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 17, 2020	R32

Simona Halep's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Karolina Pliskova #4	6-0 2-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 21, 2020	F

Garbiñe Muguruza's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Victoria Azarenka #14	3-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 20, 2020	QF
Johanna Konta #13	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 19, 2020	R16
Coco Gauff #53	7-6(3) 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 17, 2020	R32
Sloane Stephens #33	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 16, 2020	R64