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Vera Zvonareva #78 def. Meilen Tu #135

5-7 6-4 6-3

Match Information

Date	Jun 17, 2006*
Tournament	Birmingham
Category	WTA 250
Surface	Grass
Round	SF
Winner	Vera Zvonareva
Score	5-7 6-4 6-3
Loser	Meilen Tu

Stat	Vera Zvonareva	Meilen Tu
Aces	6	0
Double faults	3	7
First serve %	59	63
First serve points won %	75	67
Second serve points won %	42	49
Break points saved %	73	38
Break points converted %	62	27
Service points won %	61	60
Return points won %	40	39
Total points won %	51	49

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Vera Zvonareva	Meilen Tu
Country	RUS	USA
Birth date	Sep 7, 1984	Jan 17, 1978
Age	21	28
Height	172	163
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	78	135
Ranking points (entering)	351	203
Elo (entering)	1,749	1,553
Career W-L	459–268	103–163
Career earnings	$16,987,921	$1,590,412

Pre-match H2H

Vera Zvonareva 0 – 0 Meilen Tu

Path

Vera Zvonareva's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 17, 2006	QF	Francesca Schiavone	6-4 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 16, 2006	R16	Anna Chakvetadze	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 15, 2006	R32	Martina Sucha	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 14, 2006	R64	Anne Kremer	6-0 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Vera Zvonareva's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 18, 2006	F	Jamea Jackson	7-6(12) 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data

Meilen Tu's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 17, 2006	QF	Marion Bartoli	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 16, 2006	R16	Sania Mirza	2-6 6-4 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 15, 2006	R32	Lilia Osterloh	6-0 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 14, 2006	R64	Kristina Brandi	6-3 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data