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Lucie Safarova #30 def. Polona Hercog #100

7-6(5) 3-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Jun 15, 2013*
Tournament Nuremberg
Category WTA 250
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Lucie Safarova
Score7-6(5) 3-6 6-4
Loser Polona Hercog
StatLucie SafarovaPolona Hercog
Aces42
Double faults33
First serve %7362
First serve points won %6264
Second serve points won %6860
Break points saved %7540
Break points converted %6025
Service points won %6462
Return points won %3836
Total points won %5050

Pre-match Comparison

FieldLucie SafarovaPolona Hercog
Country CZE SLO
Birth dateFeb 4, 1987Jan 20, 1991
Age2622
Height177185
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)30100
Ranking points (entering)1,500672
Elo (entering)1,6951,689
Career W-L351–270170–212
Career earnings$12,656,891$4,547,434
Pre-match H2H
Lucie Safarova 2 1 Polona Hercog

Path

Lucie Safarova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 14, 2013R16 María-Teresa Torró-Flor 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jun 13, 2013R32 Sesil Karatantcheva 6-2 7-6(9)WH2HMatch data

Lucie Safarova's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 15, 2013SF Simona Halep 3-6 6-0 2-6LH2HMatch data

Polona Hercog's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jun 14, 2013R16 Julia Cohen 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jun 13, 2013R32 Klara Koukalova 6-3 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch data