Kaia Kanepi #94 def. Ekaterina Alexandrova #33

6-3 7-6(6)

Kaia Kanepi defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3 7-6(6) in the 2021 Gippsland Trophy semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKaia KanepiEkaterina Alexandrova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
79
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.4%65.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.4%69.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.6%52.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.0%63.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.7%38.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.1%48.9%
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.
+5.4+6.7
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.
-6.7-5.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2021 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKaia KanepiEkaterina Alexandrova
Country EST RUS
Birth dateJun 10, 1985Nov 15, 1994
Age3526
Height179 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)9433
Ranking points (entering)8041,775
Elo (entering)1,7831,861
Current career W-L264–236250–197
Current career earnings$8,492,308$10,956,763
Pre-match H2H

Path

Kaia Kanepi's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karolina Muchova #27(w/o)WH2HMatch dataFeb 5, 2021QF
Daria Kasatkina #717-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 4, 2021R16
Aryna Sabalenka #76-1 2-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 3, 2021R32
Astra Sharma #1291-6 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 2, 2021R64

Kaia Kanepi's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elise Mertens #204-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 6, 2021F

Ekaterina Alexandrova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Simona Halep #26-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 5, 2021QF
Iga Swiatek #176-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 4, 2021R16
Anna Karolina Schmiedlova #1364-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 3, 2021R32