QF Italian Open 2021

Karolina Pliskova #9 def. Jelena Ostapenko #49

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

Karolina Pliskova defeated Jelena Ostapenko 4-6 7-5 7-6(1) in the 2021 Italian Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date
May 15, 2021*
Tournament
Italian Open
Edition
2021
Category
WTA 1000
Surface
Clay
Round
QF

Match Statistics

StatKarolina PliskovaJelena Ostapenko
Aces92
Double faults136
First serve %60.0%59.0%
First serve points won %66.0%60.0%
Second serve points won %40.0%42.0%
Break points saved %61.0%46.0%
Break points converted %54.0%39.0%
Service points won %56.0%53.0%
Return points won %47.0%44.0%
Total points won %52.0%48.0%
Match Serve+-0.9-3.8
Match Return++3.8+0.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2021 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKarolina PliskovaJelena Ostapenko
Country CZE LAT
Birth dateMar 21, 1992Jun 8, 1997
Age2923
Height186 cm177 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)949
Ranking points (entering)4,6601,545
Elo (entering)1,8881,824
Current career W-L430–248293–219
Current career earnings$26,988,922$20,494,263
Pre-match H2H
Karolina Pliskova #9 4 – 3 Jelena Ostapenko #49

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Path

Karolina Pliskova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vera Zvonareva #1137-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 2021R16
Anastasija Sevastova #476-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 2021R32

Karolina Pliskova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petra Martic #256-1 3-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 2021SF

Jelena Ostapenko's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Angelique Kerber #264-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 2021R16
Ajla Tomljanovic #806-2 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 2021R32
Johanna Konta #186-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 2021R64