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Simona Halep #15 def. Danka Kovinic #98

6-2 6-1

Match Information

Date Jan 23, 2022*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Simona Halep
Score6-2 6-1
Loser Danka Kovinic
StatSimona HalepDanka Kovinic
Aces3
Double faults1
First serve %73
First serve points won %70
Second serve points won %55
Break points saved %75
Break points converted %60
Service points won %66
Return points won %61
Total points won %63

Pre-match Comparison

FieldSimona HalepDanka Kovinic
Country ROU MNE
Birth dateSep 27, 1991Nov 18, 1994
Age3027
Height168169
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1598
Ranking points (entering)2,657799
Elo (entering)1,9911,606
Career W-L446–19785–121
Career earnings$40,236,618$3,347,187
Pre-match H2H
Simona Halep 1 0 Danka Kovinic

Path

Simona Halep's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 2022R64 Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2 6-0WH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 2022R128 Magdalena Frech 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

Simona Halep's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 2022R16 Alizé Cornet 4-6 6-3 4-6LH2HMatch data

Danka Kovinic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 2022R64 Emma Raducanu 6-4 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 2022R128 Su Jeong Jang 6-3 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch data