R16 Charleston Open 2006

Dinara Safina #20 def. Julia Vakulenko #193

6-7(6) 6-2 6-2

Dinara Safina defeated Julia Vakulenko 6-7(6) 6-2 6-2 in the 2006 Charleston Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDinara SafinaJulia Vakulenko
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
11
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
113
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.6%54.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
58.7%49.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%43.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
61.5%43.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
55.6%46.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
56.2%38.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
53.5%44.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.5%45.5%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-0.4-9.4
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+9.4+0.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldDinara SafinaJulia Vakulenko
Country RUS UKR
Birth dateApr 27, 1986Jul 10, 1983
Age1922
Height182 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)20193
Ranking points (entering)902135
Elo (entering)1,8511,557
Current career W-L309–16151–76
Current career earnings$10,585,640$869,480
Pre-match H2H
Dinara Safina #20 0 – 0 Julia Vakulenko #193

Path

Dinara Safina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vera Zvonareva #477-5 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 13, 2006R32

Dinara Safina's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Justine Henin #34-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataApr 15, 2006QF

Julia Vakulenko's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Antonella Serra Zanetti #886-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataApr 13, 2006R32
Jelena Jankovic #287-6(5) 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 12, 2006R64