QF Australian Open 2006

Kim Clijsters #2 def. Martina Hingis #349

6-3 2-6 6-4

Kim Clijsters defeated Martina Hingis 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the 2006 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 26, 2006*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2006
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF

Match Statistics

Stat	Kim Clijsters	Martina Hingis
Aces	2	1
Double faults	5	6
First serve %	61.0%	60.0%
First serve points won %	67.0%	61.0%
Second serve points won %	41.0%	44.0%
Break points saved %	55.0%	69.0%
Break points converted %	31.0%	45.0%
Service points won %	56.0%	54.0%
Return points won %	46.0%	44.0%
Total points won %	51.0%	49.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Kim Clijsters	Martina Hingis
Country	BEL	SUI
Birth date	Jun 8, 1983	Sep 30, 1980
Age	22	25
Height	174 cm	170 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	349
Ranking points (entering)	3,213	57
Elo (entering)	2,244	2,015
Current career W-L	466–128	516–127
Current career earnings	$24,545,194	$24,749,074

Pre-match H2H

Kim Clijsters #2 1 – 4 Martina Hingis #349

Path

Kim Clijsters's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Francesca Schiavone #12	7-6(5) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 2006	R16
Roberta Vinci #49	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2006	R32
Meng Yuan #152	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2006	R64
Yoon Jeong Cho #61	6-3 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2006	R128

Kim Clijsters's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Amélie Mauresmo #3	7-5 2-6 2-3 (ret.)	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 27, 2006	SF

Martina Hingis's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Samantha Stosur #98	6-1 7-6(8)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 2006	R16
Iveta Benesova #42	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 2006	R32
Emma Laine #85	6-1 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 2006	R64
Vera Zvonareva #29	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2006	R128