QF Madrid Open 2015

Svetlana Kuznetsova #29 def. Lucie Safarova #14

5-7 7-6(5) 7-6(3)

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Lucie Safarova 5-7 7-6(5) 7-6(3) in the 2015 Madrid Open quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSvetlana KuznetsovaLucie Safarova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
810
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
17
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.1%73.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
64.6%68.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
45.7%42.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
58.3%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.0%61.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%41.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.6%41.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
48.2%51.8%
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.
+0.7+3.1
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.
-3.1-0.7

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2015 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSvetlana KuznetsovaLucie Safarova
Country RUS CZE
Birth dateJun 27, 1985Feb 4, 1987
Age2928
Height174 cm177 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2914
Ranking points (entering)1,5922,895
Elo (entering)1,8141,871
Current career W-L594–323354–273
Current career earnings$25,816,890$12,656,891
Pre-match H2H

Path

Svetlana Kuznetsova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Samantha Stosur #265-7 6-2 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2015R16
Garbiñe Muguruza #206-3 5-7 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 2015R32
Ekaterina Makarova #86-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 4, 2015R64

Svetlana Kuznetsova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maria Sharapova #36-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2015SF

Lucie Safarova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roberta Vinci #466-4 6-7(6) 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2015R16
Tsvetana Pironkova #526-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 5, 2015R32
Alison Riske-Amritraj #456-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 4, 2015R64