Simona Halep #3 def. Sloane Stephens #45

6-1 7-5

Simona Halep defeated Sloane Stephens 6-1 7-5 in the 2015 Miami Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Apr 3, 2015*
Tournament: Miami Open
Edition: 2015
Category: Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: QF

Match Statistics

Stat	Simona Halep	Sloane Stephens
Aces	0	0
Double faults	0	2
First serve %	75	70
First serve points won %	61	46
Second serve points won %	67	60
Break points saved %	50	50
Break points converted %	50	50
Service points won %	63	50
Return points won %	50	37
Total points won %	57	43

Player Comparison

Field	Simona Halep	Sloane Stephens
Country	ROU	USA
Birth date	Sep 27, 1991	Mar 20, 1993
Age	23	22
Height	168 cm	170 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	45
Ranking points (entering)	7,181	1,076
Elo (entering)	2,092	1,789
Current career W-L	449–201	303–249
Current career earnings	$40,236,618	$19,431,719

Pre-match H2H

Simona Halep #3 2 – 2 Sloane Stephens #45

Path

Simona Halep's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Flavia Pennetta #28	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 1, 2015	R16
Camila Giorgi #37	6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 29, 2015	R32
Nicole Vaidisova #328	6-4 2-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 27, 2015	R64

Simona Halep's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Serena Williams #1	2-6 6-4 5-7	L	H2H	Match data	Apr 4, 2015	SF

Sloane Stephens's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Belinda Bencic #34	6-4 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 1, 2015	R16
Johanna Larsson #52	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 29, 2015	R32
Madison Keys #18	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 27, 2015	R64
Yanina Wickmayer #92	6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 26, 2015	R128