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Simona Halep #4 def. Ekaterina Makarova #9

6-3 1-6 7-5

Match Information

Date Feb 21, 2015*
Tournament Dubai
Category WTA 500
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Simona Halep
Score6-3 1-6 7-5
Loser Ekaterina Makarova
StatSimona HalepEkaterina Makarova
Aces3
Double faults7
First serve %59
First serve points won %68
Second serve points won %45
Break points saved %44
Break points converted %26
Service points won %59
Return points won %45
Total points won %51

Pre-match Comparison

FieldSimona HalepEkaterina Makarova
Country ROU RUS
Birth dateSep 27, 1991Jun 7, 1988
Age2326
Height168180
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)49
Ranking points (entering)5,6723,285
Elo (entering)1,9911,901
Career W-L446–197248–222
Career earnings$40,236,618$13,229,362
Pre-match H2H
Simona Halep 1 1 Ekaterina Makarova

Path

Simona Halep's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 20, 2015R16 Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data
Feb 19, 2015R32 Daniela Hantuchova 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data

Simona Halep's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 21, 2015SF Caroline Wozniacki 2-6 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data

Ekaterina Makarova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Feb 20, 2015R16 Zarina Diyas 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Feb 19, 2015R32 Kateryna Baindl 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data