QF Italian Open 2009

Dinara Safina #1 def. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #48

4-6 6-3 6-0

Dinara Safina defeated Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 4-6 6-3 6-0 in the 2009 Italian Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDinara SafinaMaria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
02
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
123
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.1%50.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
66.2%47.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
36.8%45.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
73.3%36.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
55.3%46.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
63.6%26.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
53.3%44.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.5%45.5%
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.
-0.5-9.2
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.
+9.1+0.5

* 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 SafinaMaria Jose Martinez Sanchez
Country RUS ESP
Birth dateApr 27, 1986Aug 12, 1982
Age2326
Height182 cm176 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)148
Ranking points (entering)9,0711,238
Elo (entering)2,0261,710
Current career W-L304–161107–101
Current career earnings$10,585,640$4,409,059

Path

Dinara Safina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jie Zheng #175-7 6-1 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2009R16
Virginie Razzano #357-6(1) 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 2009R32

Dinara Safina's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Venus Williams #56-7(3) 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2009SF

Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nadia Petrova #106-4 6-7(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2009R16
Marion Bartoli #136-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 2009R32
Amélie Mauresmo #214-6 7-6(4) 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 2009R64