Justine Henin #2 def. Svetlana Kuznetsova #5

1-6 6-4 6-0

Justine Henin defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 1-6 6-4 6-0 in the 2007 Dubai Tennis Championships semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJustine HeninSvetlana Kuznetsova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
42
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
72
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
52.9%58.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.4%58.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
39.4%47.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%58.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.0%54.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
41.7%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.0%40.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.2%47.8%
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.
+4.0-2.0
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.
+2.0-4.0

* 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

FieldJustine HeninSvetlana Kuznetsova
Country BEL RUS
Birth dateJun 1, 1982Jun 27, 1985
Age2421
Height167 cm174 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)25
Ranking points (entering)3,4362,554
Elo (entering)2,2621,998
Current career W-L448–102594–323
Current career earnings$20,863,335$25,816,890
Pre-match H2H

Path

Justine Henin's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Eleni Daniilidou #426-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 24, 2007QF
Tamira Paszek 4-6 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 23, 2007R16

Justine Henin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Amélie Mauresmo #36-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 2007F

Svetlana Kuznetsova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patty Schnyder #136-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 24, 2007QF
Meghann Shaughnessy #416-1 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataFeb 23, 2007R16