SF ASB Classic 2012

Flavia Pennetta #20 def. Angelique Kerber #32

6-1 6-2

Flavia Pennetta defeated Angelique Kerber 6-1 6-2 in the 2012 ASB Classic semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatFlavia PennettaAngelique Kerber
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
21
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
05
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
42.9%51.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.7%57.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
75.0%30.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%28.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.4%44.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
71.4%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
55.6%28.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
62.5%37.5%
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.
+15.5-11.5
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.
+11.5-15.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldFlavia PennettaAngelique Kerber
Country ITA GER
Birth dateFeb 25, 1982Jan 18, 1988
Age2923
Height172 cm173 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2032
Ranking points (entering)2,4901,621
Elo (entering)1,8411,732
Current career W-L420–275477–277
Current career earnings$14,197,886$32,545,460
Pre-match H2H

Path

Flavia Pennetta's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elena Vesnina #576-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2012QF
Elena Baltacha #516-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 6, 2012R16
Sorana Cirstea #606-4 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 5, 2012R32

Flavia Pennetta's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jie Zheng #486-2 3-6 0-2 (ret.)LH2HMatch dataJan 8, 2012F

Angelique Kerber's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sabine Lisicki #156-4 4-3 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2012QF
Julia Goerges #216-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 6, 2012R16
Marina Erakovic #614-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 5, 2012R32