QF Acapulco 2008

Kaia Kanepi #67 def. Sorana Cirstea #100

6-2 4-6 7-6(6)

Kaia Kanepi defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2 4-6 7-6(6) in the 2008 Acapulco quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKaia KanepiSorana Cirstea
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
34
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
101
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
58.5%56.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.7%57.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.3%57.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%58.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.3%57.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
41.7%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
42.6%38.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.9%48.1%
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.
+5.6+1.7
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.
-1.7-5.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKaia KanepiSorana Cirstea
Country EST ROU
Birth dateJun 10, 1985Apr 7, 1990
Age2217
Height179 cm176 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)67100
Ranking points (entering)468339
Elo (entering)1,6101,580
Current career W-L264–236375–350
Current career earnings$8,492,308$12,653,841
Pre-match H2H
Kaia Kanepi #67 1 1 Sorana Cirstea #100

Path

Kaia Kanepi's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lourdes Domínguez Lino #896-7(1) 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 29, 2008R16
Arantxa Parra Santonja #3626-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2008R32

Kaia Kanepi's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Flavia Pennetta #304-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataMar 1, 2008SF

Sorana Cirstea's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Olivia Sanchez #1316-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 29, 2008R16
Jorgelina Cravero #1575-7 7-5 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataFeb 28, 2008R32