SF Madrid Open 2018

Petra Kvitova #10 def. Karolina Pliskova #6

7-6(4) 6-3

Petra Kvitova defeated Karolina Pliskova 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 2018 Madrid Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPetra KvitovaKarolina Pliskova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
34
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
26
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.3%70.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.4%58.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%39.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
71.4%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.0%52.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%28.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.4%40.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.4%46.6%
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.
+3.3-4.2
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.
+4.2-3.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPetra KvitovaKarolina Pliskova
Country CZE CZE
Birth dateMar 8, 1990Mar 21, 1992
Age2826
Height182 cm186 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)106
Ranking points (entering)3,5505,100
Elo (entering)1,9832,034
Current career W-L515–262430–248
Current career earnings$37,653,615$26,988,922
Pre-match H2H

Path

Petra Kvitova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daria Kasatkina #156-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 2018QF
Anett Kontaveit #296-7(4) 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2018R16
Monica Puig #656-3 7-6(8)WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2018R32
Lesia Tsurenko #396-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2018R64

Petra Kvitova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kiki Bertens #207-6(6) 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 2018F

Karolina Pliskova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Simona Halep #16-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 2018QF
Sloane Stephens #96-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2018R16
Victoria Azarenka #986-2 1-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2018R32
Elena Vesnina #436-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2018R64