Sara Errani #41 def. Tsvetana Pironkova #44

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

Sara Errani defeated Tsvetana Pironkova 6-7(3) 7-5 6-3 in the 2009 Brisbane International second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSara ErraniTsvetana Pironkova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
05
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
41
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.5%53.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
56.2%62.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
39.6%28.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
63.6%54.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
50.0%46.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
45.5%36.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
53.7%50.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.8%48.2%
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.
-5.8-9.5
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.
+9.5+5.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSara ErraniTsvetana Pironkova
Country ITA BUL
Birth dateApr 29, 1987Sep 13, 1987
Age2121
Height164 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4144
Ranking points (entering)1,3521,216
Elo (entering)1,7521,647
Current career W-L387–304172–226
Current career earnings$18,238,851$5,321,439
Pre-match H2H

Path

Sara Errani's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniela Hantuchova #216-7(1) 6-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2009R32

Sara Errani's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Olga Govortsova #506-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 9, 2009QF

Tsvetana Pironkova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Monica Niculescu #476-7(2) 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 7, 2009R32