QF Roland Garros 2005

Elena Likhovtseva #19 def. Sesil Karatantcheva #98

2-6 6-4 6-4

Elena Likhovtseva defeated Sesil Karatantcheva 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the 2005 Roland Garros quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElena LikhovtsevaSesil Karatantcheva
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
20
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
27
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.3%68.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
61.2%53.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
42.9%39.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
45.5%62.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
53.6%48.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
37.5%54.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
51.2%46.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.1%47.9%
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.
-2.1-6.9
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.
+6.9+2.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2005 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElena LikhovtsevaSesil Karatantcheva
Country RUS BUL
Birth dateSep 8, 1975Aug 8, 1989
Age2915
Height174 cm171 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1998
Ranking points (entering)1,316366
Elo (entering)1,7961,668
Current career W-L358–34150–75
Current career earnings$6,237,555$1,405,232
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elena Likhovtseva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elena Dementieva #57-6(3) 5-7 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 2005R16
Silvia Farina Elia #257-5 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2005R32
Mariana Diaz-Oliva #736-1 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2005R64
Yuliana Fedak #762-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 25, 2005R128

Elena Likhovtseva's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mary Pierce #231-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataJun 3, 2005SF

Sesil Karatantcheva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Emmanuelle Gagliardi #1057-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 31, 2005R16
Venus Williams #136-3 1-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 28, 2005R32
Shinobu Asagoe #217-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 26, 2005R64
Alona Bondarenko #904-6 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 25, 2005R128