SF Birmingham 2006

Vera Zvonareva #78 def. Meilen Tu #135

5-7 6-4 6-3

Vera Zvonareva defeated Meilen Tu 5-7 6-4 6-3 in the 2006 Birmingham semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatVera ZvonarevaMeilen Tu
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
60
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
37
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.1%63.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.5%66.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
42.1%48.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
72.7%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.3%60.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%27.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.0%38.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.5%49.5%
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.
+5.3+4.0
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.
-4.1-5.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldVera ZvonarevaMeilen Tu
Country RUS USA
Birth dateSep 7, 1984Jan 17, 1978
Age2128
Height172 cm163 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)78135
Ranking points (entering)351203
Elo (entering)1,7481,552
Current career W-L466–270103–163
Current career earnings$16,995,231$1,590,412
Pre-match H2H
Vera Zvonareva #78 0 0 Meilen Tu #135

Path

Vera Zvonareva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Francesca Schiavone #146-4 3-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 17, 2006QF
Anna Chakvetadze #316-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 16, 2006R16
Martina Sucha #616-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 15, 2006R32
Anne Kremer #1126-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataJun 14, 2006R64

Vera Zvonareva's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jamea Jackson #817-6(12) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJun 18, 2006F

Meilen Tu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marion Bartoli #276-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 17, 2006QF
Sania Mirza #412-6 6-4 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJun 16, 2006R16
Lilia Osterloh #1116-0 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataJun 15, 2006R32
Kristina Brandi #1306-3 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataJun 14, 2006R64