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Karolina Pliskova #9 def. Jelena Ostapenko #49

4-6 7-5 7-6(1)

Match Information

Date May 15, 2021*
Tournament Rome
Category WTA 1000
Surface Clay
RoundQF
Winner Karolina Pliskova
Score4-6 7-5 7-6(1)
Loser Jelena Ostapenko
StatKarolina PliskovaJelena Ostapenko
Aces92
Double faults136
First serve %6059
First serve points won %6660
Second serve points won %4042
Break points saved %6146
Break points converted %5439
Service points won %5653
Return points won %4744
Total points won %5248

Pre-match Comparison

FieldKarolina PliskovaJelena Ostapenko
Country CZE LAT
Birth dateMar 21, 1992Jun 8, 1997
Age2923
Height186177
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)949
Ranking points (entering)4,6601,545
Elo (entering)1,8861,822
Career W-L421–241289–210
Career earnings$26,944,237$20,224,063
Pre-match H2H
Karolina Pliskova 4 3 Jelena Ostapenko

Path

Karolina Pliskova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 14, 2021R16 Vera Zvonareva 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data
May 13, 2021R32 Anastasija Sevastova 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data

Karolina Pliskova's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 15, 2021SF Petra Martic 6-1 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch data

Jelena Ostapenko's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 14, 2021R16 Angelique Kerber 4-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
May 13, 2021R32 Ajla Tomljanovic 6-2 7-6(3)WH2HMatch data
May 12, 2021R64 Johanna Konta 6-3 6-1WH2HMatch data