SF Shenzhen 2015

Simona Halep #3 def. Saisai Zheng #97

6-2 6-3

Simona Halep defeated Saisai Zheng 6-2 6-3 in the 2015 Shenzhen semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 10, 2015*
Tournament: Shenzhen
Edition: 2015
Category: International → modern equivalent WTA 250
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Simona Halep	Saisai Zheng
Aces	0	0
Double faults	4	4
First serve %	63.0%	61.0%
First serve points won %	68.0%	40.0%
Second serve points won %	50.0%	55.0%
Break points saved %	67.0%	38.0%
Break points converted %	62.0%	33.0%
Service points won %	62.0%	46.0%
Return points won %	54.0%	38.0%
Total points won %	58.0%	42.0%
Match Serve+	+3.4	-12.7
Match Return+	+12.7	-3.4

* 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

Field	Simona Halep	Saisai Zheng
Country	ROU	CHN
Birth date	Sep 27, 1991	Feb 5, 1994
Age	23	20
Height	168 cm	170 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	3	97
Ranking points (entering)	6,292	581
Elo (entering)	2,003	1,609
Current career W-L	449–201	87–133
Current career earnings	$40,236,618	$4,713,887

Pre-match H2H

Simona Halep #3 0 – 0 Saisai Zheng #97

Path

Simona Halep's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Aleksandra Krunic #84	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 10, 2015	QF
Natalia Vikhlyantseva #584	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 2015	R16
Annika Beck #55	4-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 8, 2015	R32

Simona Halep's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Timea Bacsinszky #47	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 11, 2015	F

Saisai Zheng's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Zarina Diyas #32	3-6 7-6(2) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 10, 2015	QF
Polona Hercog #94	6-3 2-6 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 9, 2015	R16
Alexandra Dulgheru #82	7-5 5-7 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 8, 2015	R32