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Dinara Safina #1 def. Jie Zheng #17

5-7 6-1 7-6(3)

Match Information

Date May 8, 2009*
Tournament Rome
Category WTA 500
Surface Clay
RoundR16
Winner Dinara Safina
Score5-7 6-1 7-6(3)
Loser Jie Zheng
StatDinara SafinaJie Zheng
Aces20
Double faults70
First serve %6975
First serve points won %6048
Second serve points won %3937
Break points saved %3650
Break points converted %5064
Service points won %5345
Return points won %5547
Total points won %5446

Pre-match Comparison

FieldDinara SafinaJie Zheng
Country RUS CHN
Birth dateApr 27, 1986Jul 5, 1983
Age2325
Height182164
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)117
Ranking points (entering)9,0712,501
Elo (entering)2,0101,846
Career W-L299–160216–193
Career earnings$10,585,640$6,157,773
Pre-match H2H
Dinara Safina 2 0 Jie Zheng

Path

Dinara Safina's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 7, 2009R32 Virginie Razzano 7-6(1) 6-1WH2HMatch data

Dinara Safina's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 9, 2009QF Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 4-6 6-3 6-0WH2HMatch data

Jie Zheng's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
May 7, 2009R32 Elena Vesnina 6-2 6-7(3) 6-2WH2HMatch data
May 6, 2009R64 Nathalie Dechy 6-1 7-6(4)WH2HMatch data