SF Palermo 2009

Sara Errani #47 def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld #54

6-3 4-6 6-1

Sara Errani defeated Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-3 4-6 6-1 in the 2009 Palermo semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSara ErraniAnna-Lena Groenefeld
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
00
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
03
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
88.7%68.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
52.4%46.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
37.5%43.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
50.7%45.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
54.3%49.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.9%47.1%
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.
-5.1-10.1
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.
+10.1+5.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSara ErraniAnna-Lena Groenefeld
Country ITA GER
Birth dateApr 29, 1987Jun 4, 1985
Age2224
Height164 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)4754
Ranking points (entering)1,2801,102
Elo (entering)1,6441,652
Current career W-L387–304109–131
Current career earnings$18,330,036$4,662,620
Pre-match H2H

Path

Sara Errani's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yaroslava Shvedova #656-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 18, 2009QF
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner #727-6(6) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 17, 2009R16
Mariya Koryttseva #1066-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 16, 2009R32

Sara Errani's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Flavia Pennetta #151-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataJul 19, 2009F

Anna-Lena Groenefeld's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patty Schnyder #194-3 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJul 18, 2009QF
Arantxa Rus #1127-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJul 17, 2009R16
Gisela Dulko #406-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 16, 2009R32