Ashley Harkleroad #73 def. Dinara Safina #15

7-5 6-2

Ashley Harkleroad defeated Dinara Safina 7-5 6-2 in the 2008 Indian Wells Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAshley HarkleroadDinara Safina
Aces13
Double faults36
First serve %66.0%64.0%
First serve points won %69.0%69.0%
Second serve points won %59.0%33.0%
Break points saved %67.0%43.0%
Break points converted %57.0%33.0%
Service points won %66.0%56.0%
Return points won %44.0%34.0%
Total points won %55.0%45.0%
Match Serve++10.0+0.4
Match Return+-0.4-9.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAshley HarkleroadDinara Safina
Country USA RUS
Birth dateMay 2, 1985Apr 27, 1986
Age2221
Height165 cm182 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7315
Ranking points (entering)4561,627
Elo (entering)1,5891,825
Current career W-L51–79304–161
Current career earnings$1,022,094$10,585,640
Pre-match H2H

Path

Ashley Harkleroad's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lucie Safarova #387-6(2) 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2008R64
Tatiana Perebiynis #816-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataMar 14, 2008R128

Ashley Harkleroad's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Agnieszka Radwanska #196-4 2-6 4-6LH2HMatch dataMar 18, 2008R16

Dinara Safina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jill Craybas #687-6(3) 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2008R64