SF Birmingham 2008

Yanina Wickmayer #85 def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands #81

7-5 7-6(2)

Yanina Wickmayer defeated Bethanie Mattek-Sands 7-5 7-6(2) in the 2008 Birmingham semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 14, 2008*
Tournament: Birmingham
Edition: 2008
Category: Tier III → modern equivalent WTA 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Yanina Wickmayer	Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Aces	2	1
Double faults	1	4
First serve %	60.0%	65.0%
First serve points won %	58.0%	58.0%
Second serve points won %	60.0%	41.0%
Break points saved %	44.0%	54.0%
Break points converted %	46.0%	56.0%
Service points won %	59.0%	52.0%
Return points won %	48.0%	41.0%
Total points won %	53.0%	47.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Yanina Wickmayer	Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Country	BEL	USA
Birth date	Oct 20, 1989	Mar 23, 1985
Age	18	23
Height	182 cm	168 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	85	81
Ranking points (entering)	383	410
Elo (entering)	1,569	1,626
Current career W-L	223–217	132–171
Current career earnings	$6,211,775	$8,913,872

Pre-match H2H

Yanina Wickmayer #85 0 – 0 Bethanie Mattek-Sands #81

Path

Yanina Wickmayer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Melanie South #154	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 2008	QF
Michaella Krajicek #53	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 13, 2008	R16
Casey Dellacqua #41	6-2 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 2008	R32
Yulia Fedossova #206	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 11, 2008	R64

Yanina Wickmayer's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Kateryna Volodko #69	6-7(7) 6-3 6-7(4)	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 15, 2008	F

Bethanie Mattek-Sands's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Nicole Vaidisova #19	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 14, 2008	QF
Tamarine Tanasugarn #89	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 13, 2008	R16
Aravane Rezai #59	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 12, 2008	R32
Jarmila Wolfe #173	7-6(1) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 11, 2008	R64