SF Madrid Open 2014

Simona Halep #5 def. Petra Kvitova #6

6-7(4) 6-3 6-2

Simona Halep defeated Petra Kvitova 6-7(4) 6-3 6-2 in the 2014 Madrid Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: May 10, 2014*
Tournament: Madrid Open
Edition: 2014
Category: Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Simona Halep	Petra Kvitova
Aces	8	5
Double faults	2	5
First serve %	61.0%	57.0%
First serve points won %	74.0%	58.0%
Second serve points won %	54.0%	50.0%
Break points saved %	67.0%	64.0%
Break points converted %	36.0%	33.0%
Service points won %	66.0%	55.0%
Return points won %	45.0%	34.0%
Total points won %	55.0%	45.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Simona Halep	Petra Kvitova
Country	ROU	CZE
Birth date	Sep 27, 1991	Mar 8, 1990
Age	22	24
Height	168 cm	182 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	5	6
Ranking points (entering)	4,695	4,295
Elo (entering)	1,993	1,924
Current career W-L	449–201	515–262
Current career earnings	$40,236,618	$37,653,615

Pre-match H2H

Simona Halep #5 1 – 0 Petra Kvitova #6

Path

Simona Halep's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ana Ivanovic #12	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 10, 2014	QF
Sabine Lisicki #16	5-7 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	May 9, 2014	R16
Lara Arruabarrena #146	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 2014	R32
Julia Goerges #99	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 2014	R64

Simona Halep's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Maria Sharapova #9	6-1 2-6 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	May 11, 2014	F

Petra Kvitova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Serena Williams #1	(def.)	W	H2H	Match data	May 10, 2014	QF
Lucie Safarova #25	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 9, 2014	R16
Varvara Lepchenko #48	2-6 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	May 8, 2014	R32
Sorana Cirstea #27	6-1 5-7 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	May 7, 2014	R64