Simona Halep #2 def. Anastasija Sevastova #16

6-4 6-3

Simona Halep defeated Anastasija Sevastova 6-4 6-3 in the 2017 Cincinnati Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Aug 18, 2017*
Tournament: Cincinnati Open
Edition: 2017
Category: Premier 5 → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: R16

Match Statistics

Stat	Simona Halep	Anastasija Sevastova
Aces	0	1
Double faults	4	1
First serve %	73	69
First serve points won %	58	55
Second serve points won %	41	35
Break points saved %	57	55
Break points converted %	45	43
Service points won %	53	48
Return points won %	52	47
Total points won %	52	48

Player Comparison

Field	Simona Halep	Anastasija Sevastova
Country	ROU	LAT
Birth date	Sep 27, 1991	Apr 13, 1990
Age	25	27
Height	168 cm	169 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	16
Ranking points (entering)	6,150	2,270
Elo (entering)	2,007	1,812
Current career W-L	449–201	209–178
Current career earnings	$40,236,618	$8,716,682

Pre-match H2H

Simona Halep #2 4 – 2 Anastasija Sevastova #16

Path

Simona Halep's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Taylor Townsend #134	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 17, 2017	R32

Simona Halep's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Johanna Konta #7	6-4 7-6(1)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 2017	QF

Anastasija Sevastova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Roberta Vinci #42	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 17, 2017	R32
Shuai Peng #25	3-6 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 2017	R64