Svetlana Kuznetsova #8 def. Kaia Kanepi #27

6-2 2-6 7-6(3)

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-2 2-6 7-6(3) in the 2009 Sydney International round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSvetlana KuznetsovaKaia Kanepi
Aces31
Double faults25
First serve %6960
First serve points won %6964
Second serve points won %4845
Break points saved %3350
Break points converted %5067
Service points won %6257
Return points won %4338
Total points won %5248

Player Comparison

FieldSvetlana KuznetsovaKaia Kanepi
Country RUS EST
Birth dateJun 27, 1985Jun 10, 1985
Age2323
Height174 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)827
Ranking points (entering)5,0721,904
Elo (entering)1,9341,746
Current career W-L594–323264–236
Current career earnings$25,816,890$8,492,308
Pre-match H2H

Path

Svetlana Kuznetsova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Shuai Peng #393-6 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2009R32

Svetlana Kuznetsova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ai Sugiyama #29(w/o)LH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2009QF

Kaia Kanepi's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Angelique Kerber #996-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2009R32