SF Cincinnati Open 2012

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
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
44
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
54
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.9%69.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
63.5%58.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
44.1%34.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
63.6%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
56.7%51.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%36.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
48.7%43.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.2%46.8%
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.
+0.8-4.6
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.
+4.6-0.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

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