SF Linz Open 2019

Jelena Ostapenko #72 def. Ekaterina Alexandrova #35

1-6 7-6(5) 7-5

Jelena Ostapenko defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 1-6 7-6(5) 7-5 in the 2019 Linz Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJelena OstapenkoEkaterina Alexandrova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
23
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
73
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.2%49.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
59.6%69.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%41.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%64.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
55.2%55.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
35.7%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.0%44.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.5%50.5%
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.
-1.6-1.8
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.
+1.8+1.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2019 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJelena OstapenkoEkaterina Alexandrova
Country LAT RUS
Birth dateJun 8, 1997Nov 15, 1994
Age2224
Height177 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7235
Ranking points (entering)8451,473
Elo (entering)1,7191,801
Current career W-L300–224256–200
Current career earnings$21,021,098$11,519,258
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jelena Ostapenko's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elena Rybakina #437-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 12, 2019QF
Alizé Cornet #577-5 4-1 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataOct 11, 2019R16
Tamara Korpatsch #1306-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 2019R32

Jelena Ostapenko's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Coco Gauff #1103-6 6-1 2-6LH2HMatch dataOct 13, 2019F

Ekaterina Alexandrova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kristina Mladenovic #466-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 12, 2019QF
Laura Siegemund #857-6(1) 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 11, 2019R16
Kristyna Pliskova #713-6 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataOct 10, 2019R32