Svetlana Kuznetsova #9 def. Dinara Safina #1

6-4 6-3

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Dinara Safina 6-4 6-3 in the 2009 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSvetlana KuznetsovaDinara Safina
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
13
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
42
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.2%69.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.1%67.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.2%43.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.7%60.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.6%30.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.3%43.7%
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.
+13.9+4.6
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.
-4.6-13.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSvetlana KuznetsovaDinara Safina
Country RUS RUS
Birth dateJun 27, 1985Apr 27, 1986
Age2323
Height174 cm182 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)91
Ranking points (entering)4,3088,951
Elo (entering)1,9702,030
Current career W-L594–323304–161
Current career earnings$25,816,890$10,585,640
Pre-match H2H

Path

Svetlana Kuznetsova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elena Dementieva #36-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 2, 2009SF
Gisela Dulko #346-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 2, 2009QF
Na Li #304-6 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 1, 2009R16
Andrea Petkovic #1436-4 5-7 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 30, 2009R32

Svetlana Kuznetsova's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Dinara Safina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Flavia Pennetta #143-6 7-5 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 2, 2009SF
Agnieszka Radwanska #126-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 2, 2009QF
Daniela Hantuchova #396-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 1, 2009R16
Sara Errani #376-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 30, 2009R32