SF Moscow 2011

Kaia Kanepi #43 def. Lucie Safarova #27

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

Kaia Kanepi defeated Lucie Safarova 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3 in the 2011 Moscow semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKaia KanepiLucie Safarova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1010
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
35
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.0%58.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.4%63.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
41.9%47.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.0%56.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.1%39.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.4%48.6%
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.
+5.2+1.0
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.
-1.0-5.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2011 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKaia KanepiLucie Safarova
Country EST CZE
Birth dateJun 10, 1985Feb 4, 1987
Age2624
Height179 cm177 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4327
Ranking points (entering)1,2371,930
Elo (entering)1,7941,816
Current career W-L264–236354–273
Current career earnings$8,492,308$12,656,891
Pre-match H2H
Kaia Kanepi #43 1 4 Lucie Safarova #27

Path

Kaia Kanepi's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Svetlana Kuznetsova #196-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataOct 22, 2011QF
Francesca Schiavone #126-4 5-7 7-6(7)WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 2011R16
Sara Errani #466-0 7-5WH2HMatch dataOct 20, 2011R32

Kaia Kanepi's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominika Cibulkova #206-3 6-7(1) 5-7LH2HMatch dataOct 23, 2011F

Lucie Safarova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vera Dushevina #786-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 22, 2011QF
Agnieszka Radwanska #86-4 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataOct 21, 2011R16
Arantxa Parra Santonja #1176-7(7) 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataOct 20, 2011R32