Svetlana Kuznetsova #23 def. Tsvetana Pironkova #32

5-7 6-2 6-4

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 5-7 6-2 6-4 in the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSvetlana KuznetsovaTsvetana Pironkova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
01
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
74.5%59.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
62.0%64.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.1%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
63.6%57.1%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.5%54.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
42.9%36.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.5%41.5%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.9%48.1%
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.
+2.6-1.3
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.
+1.3-2.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2011 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSvetlana KuznetsovaTsvetana Pironkova
Country RUS BUL
Birth dateJun 27, 1985Sep 13, 1987
Age2523
Height174 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2332
Ranking points (entering)2,3101,722
Elo (entering)1,8951,613
Current career W-L594–323172–226
Current career earnings$25,816,890$5,321,439
Pre-match H2H

Path

Svetlana Kuznetsova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nuria Llagostera Vives #1276-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2011R64

Svetlana Kuznetsova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Francesca Schiavone #41-6 6-0 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 18, 2011R16

Tsvetana Pironkova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ekaterina Makarova #417-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2011R64