SF Cincinnati Open 2009

Dinara Safina #1 def. Flavia Pennetta #12

6-2 6-0

Dinara Safina defeated Flavia Pennetta 6-2 6-0 in the 2009 Cincinnati Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDinara SafinaFlavia Pennetta
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
30
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
53
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.7%51.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.3%45.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.7%19.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%14.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.3%32.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
85.7%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
67.4%31.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
67.9%32.1%
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.
+12.5-23.3
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.
+23.2-12.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldDinara SafinaFlavia Pennetta
Country RUS ITA
Birth dateApr 27, 1986Feb 25, 1982
Age2327
Height182 cm172 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)112
Ranking points (entering)9,6013,190
Elo (entering)2,0961,985
Current career W-L304–161420–274
Current career earnings$10,585,640$14,197,886
Pre-match H2H

Path

Dinara Safina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kim Clijsters 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 2009QF
Shuai Peng #406-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 2009R16
Roberta Vinci #462-6 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 2009R32

Dinara Safina's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jelena Jankovic #54-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataAug 16, 2009F

Flavia Pennetta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniela Hantuchova #276-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 2009QF
Venus Williams #37-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 2009R16
Agnes Szavay #336-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 2009R32
Ayumi Morita #656-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 2009R64