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Jelena Ostapenko #21 def. Simona Halep #23

2-6 7-6(0) 6-0

Match Information

Date	Feb 19, 2022*
Tournament	Dubai
Category	WTA 500
Surface	Hard
Round	SF
Winner	Jelena Ostapenko
Score	2-6 7-6(0) 6-0
Loser	Simona Halep

Stat	Jelena Ostapenko	Simona Halep
Aces	3	5
Double faults	5	8
First serve %	68	60
First serve points won %	74	65
Second serve points won %	37	44
Break points saved %	40	43
Break points converted %	57	60
Service points won %	62	56
Return points won %	44	38
Total points won %	53	47

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Jelena Ostapenko	Simona Halep
Country	LAT	ROU
Birth date	Jun 8, 1997	Sep 27, 1991
Age	24	30
Height	177	168
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	21	23
Ranking points (entering)	2,225	2,117
Elo (entering)	1,952	2,003
Career W-L	289–210	446–197
Career earnings	$20,224,063	$40,236,618

Pre-match H2H

Jelena Ostapenko 1 – 1 Simona Halep

Path

Jelena Ostapenko's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 18, 2022	QF	Petra Kvitova	5-7 7-5 7-6(9)	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 17, 2022	R16	Iga Swiatek	4-6 6-1 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 16, 2022	R32	Sofia Kenin	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

Jelena Ostapenko's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 19, 2022	F	Veronika Kudermetova	6-0 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Simona Halep's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Feb 18, 2022	QF	Ons Jabeur	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 17, 2022	R16	Elena-Gabriela Ruse	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Feb 16, 2022	R32	Alison Riske-Amritraj	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data