Angelique Kerber #7 def. Petra Kvitova #5

6-1 2-6 6-4

Angelique Kerber defeated Petra Kvitova 6-1 2-6 6-4 in the 2012 Cincinnati Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAngelique KerberPetra Kvitova
Aces44
Double faults54
First serve %6570
First serve points won %6358
Second serve points won %4435
Break points saved %6450
Break points converted %5036
Service points won %5751
Return points won %4943
Total points won %5347

Player Comparison

FieldAngelique KerberPetra Kvitova
Country GER CZE
Birth dateJan 18, 1988Mar 8, 1990
Age2422
Height173 cm182 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)75
Ranking points (entering)5,2255,975
Elo (entering)2,0172,032
Current career W-L477–277515–262
Current career earnings$32,545,460$37,653,615
Pre-match H2H

Path

Angelique Kerber's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Serena Williams #46-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2012QF
Andrea Sestini Hlavackova #976-4 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 2012R16
Timea Babos #623-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 2012R32

Angelique Kerber's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Na Li #96-1 3-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataAug 19, 2012F

Petra Kvitova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #236-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2012QF
Shuai Peng #326-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 2012R16
Mona Barthel #393-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 2012R32