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Elina Svitolina #20 def. Lucie Safarova #6

6-4 2-6 6-0

Match Information

Date Aug 22, 2015*
Tournament Cincinnati
Category WTA 500
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Elina Svitolina
Score6-4 2-6 6-0
Loser Lucie Safarova
StatElina SvitolinaLucie Safarova
Aces36
Double faults34
First serve %6460
First serve points won %6662
Second serve points won %6545
Break points saved %4058
Break points converted %4260
Service points won %6655
Return points won %4534
Total points won %5545

Pre-match Comparison

FieldElina SvitolinaLucie Safarova
Country UKR CZE
Birth dateSep 12, 1994Feb 4, 1987
Age2028
Height174177
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)206
Ranking points (entering)2,2403,361
Elo (entering)1,8291,899
Career W-L429–227351–270
Career earnings$30,204,956$12,656,891
Pre-match H2H
Elina Svitolina 1 0 Lucie Safarova

Path

Elina Svitolina's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 21, 2015R16 Caroline Garcia 6-0 6-3WH2HMatch data
Aug 20, 2015R32 Eugenie Bouchard 7-6(6) 7-5WH2HMatch data
Aug 19, 2015R64 Alison Riske-Amritraj 6-2 4-6 6-0WH2HMatch data

Elina Svitolina's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 22, 2015SF Serena Williams 4-6 3-6LH2HMatch data

Lucie Safarova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Aug 21, 2015R16 Belinda Bencic 6-2 (ret.)WH2HMatch data
Aug 20, 2015R32 Coco Vandeweghe 6-4 7-5WH2HMatch data