Justine Henin #5 def. Svetlana Kuznetsova #15

6-2 7-5

Justine Henin defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2 7-5 in the 2006 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.
01
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
41
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.7%67.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.7%50.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
59.1%61.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.2%53.8%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.2%30.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.4%43.6%
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.
+13.3-2.1
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.
+2.1-13.3

* 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

FieldJustine HeninSvetlana Kuznetsova
Country BEL RUS
Birth dateJun 1, 1982Jun 27, 1985
Age2320
Height167 cm174 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)515
Ranking points (entering)2,5781,048
Elo (entering)2,2461,952
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
Francesca Schiavone #116-4 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 2006QF
Kateryna Volodko #1426-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 24, 2006R16

Justine Henin's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maria Sharapova #47-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 26, 2006F

Svetlana Kuznetsova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Amélie Mauresmo #27-6(11) 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 25, 2006QF
Daniela Hantuchova #143-6 6-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataFeb 24, 2006R16
Martina Müller #1016-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 23, 2006R32