R32 Cincinnati Open 2017

Simona Halep #2 def. Taylor Townsend #134

6-4 6-1

Simona Halep defeated Taylor Townsend 6-4 6-1 in the 2017 Cincinnati Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSimona HalepTaylor Townsend
Aces11
Double faults30
First serve %69.0%68.0%
First serve points won %72.0%50.0%
Second serve points won %56.0%35.0%
Break points saved %75.0%29.0%
Break points converted %71.0%25.0%
Service points won %67.0%45.0%
Return points won %55.0%33.0%
Total points won %61.0%39.0%

Player Comparison

FieldSimona HalepTaylor Townsend
Country ROU USA
Birth dateSep 27, 1991Apr 16, 1996
Age2521
Height168 cm170 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2134
Ranking points (entering)6,150419
Elo (entering)2,0031,668
Current career W-L449–20174–87
Current career earnings$40,236,618$9,317,734
Pre-match H2H
Simona Halep #2 0 0 Taylor Townsend #134

Path

Simona Halep's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Simona Halep's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anastasija Sevastova #166-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2017R16

Taylor Townsend's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Monica Puig #693-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 2017R64
Carina Witthoeft #656-7(2) 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 2017Q2
Irina-Camelia Begu #596-7(4) 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 2017Q1