QF Berlin Open 2007

Julia Vakulenko #53 def. Dinara Safina #10

6-3 5-7 6-3

Julia Vakulenko defeated Dinara Safina 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the 2007 Berlin Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJulia VakulenkoDinara Safina
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
13
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
29
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.0%62.9%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
59.7%55.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
33.3%27.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
63.2%35.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
51.8%44.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
64.3%36.8%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
55.1%48.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.3%46.7%
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.
-4.2-11.1
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.
+11.1+4.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2007 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJulia VakulenkoDinara Safina
Country UKR RUS
Birth dateJul 10, 1983Apr 27, 1986
Age2321
Height183 cm182 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)5310
Ranking points (entering)4781,863
Elo (entering)1,7051,944
Current career W-L51–76309–161
Current career earnings$869,480$10,585,640
Pre-match H2H
Julia Vakulenko #53 0 – 1 Dinara Safina #10

Path

Julia Vakulenko's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Amélie Mauresmo #32-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 2007R16
Meilen Tu #486-1 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2007R32
Flavia Pennetta #516-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2007R64

Julia Vakulenko's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ana Ivanovic #163-4 (ret.)LH2HMatch dataMay 12, 2007SF

Dinara Safina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lucie Safarova #303-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 2007R16
Lourdes Domínguez Lino #666-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2007R32