Petra Kvitova and Garbine Muguruza will play each other in the final of the Qatar Total Open for the 6th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6:00 pm on Centre Court. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Garbine Muguruza who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Garbine Muguruza is the pick to win this match.
Garbine Muguruza -> 1.66
Petra Kvitova -> 2.33
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Prediction and head to head Petra Kvitova vs. Garbine Muguruza
This will be the 6th time that Petra Kvitova and Garbine Muguruza clash against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Kvitova (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Kvitova won 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the final in Doha back in 2018.
Petra Kvitova
Ranked no. 10, the Czech reached the final after defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-1 6-3, Anett Kontaveit 6-3 3-6 6-2 and Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-4.
In the semifinal, Kvitova had a good straight sets win against Pegula (6-4 6-4). During the match Kvitova scored 67 points vs Pegula’s 55. Petra was pretty aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kvitova struck 2 aces and she was quite steady in conceding no double faults. Petra Kvitova lost the serve 4 times and she saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kvitova put 77% of her first serves in, winning 59% (24/41) of the points behind her 1st serve and 50% (6/12) on the 2nd serve. The Czech broke Pegula 6 times after converting 55% of her break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kvitova has surrendered 1 set in this event to conquer 55% of the points she played.
Kvitova has a great record in the last 10 years having won 70% of her matches (351-147). 5-2 on hard in 2021. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this event, Kvitova has a 201-85 match record in the last years on hard.
Kvitova’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Doha.
Kvitova has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2021, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Doha
Previously, she won this tournament once in 2018. See her history.
Garbine Muguruza
Ranked no. 16, Muguruza got to the final after beating Veronika Kudermetova 6-2 7-64, Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 6-75 6-3, Maria Sakkari 6-3 6-1 and Victoria Azarenka w/o.
In the semifinal, Garbine defeated Azarenka (w/o). During the match Muguruza and Azarenka scored the same amount of points (). However, the world no. 10 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match.
Talking about serving, Muguruza couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Garbine Muguruza conceded no breaks for the entire match to put NAN% of her first serves in, win NAN% (/) of the points behind her 1st serve and NAN% (/) on the 2nd serve.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Muguruza has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points she played.
Garbine’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Melbourne.
The Spaniard has a 12-3 win-loss record in 2021, 12-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Doha
Previously, her best result was reaching the final in 2018. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kvitova | Muguruza |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 67 |
| Pts | 220-177 | 251-200 |
| Total Points | 397 | 451 |
| Winners | 76 | 106 |
| %Winners | 35% | 42% |
Both Kvitova and Muguruza played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Petra Kvitova conceded 1 set, while Garbine Muguruza conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Kvitova and Muguruza have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Kvitova played 5 games less than Muguruza. The Czech scored 76 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Garbine made 106 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kvitova | Muguruza |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 1st in | 121/176 | 155/219 |
| %1st in | 69% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 76/121 | 106/155 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 24/55 | 33/64 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 52% |
Kvitova recorded 10 aces (3.3 per match). Muguruza managed to score 11 aces (3.7 per match). Kvitova won 63% points on her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Muguruza won 68% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kvitova | Muguruza |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 20 | 16 |
| Converted | 20/34 | 16/37 |
| % Converted | 59% | 43% |
| Conceded | 20 | 22 |
| Saved | 8 | 15 |
| % Saved | 40% | 68% |
| Times Broken | 12 | 7 |
Kvitova broke her opponents 20 times with a 59% conversion rate. The Czech surrendered her serve 12 times and she saved 40% of the break points that she conceded. The Spaniard broke her opponents 16 times with a 43% conversion rate. Muguruza conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 68% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kvitova | |||||
| R2 Pavlyuchenkova |
1/4 Kontaveit |
1/2 Pegula |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | 6-3 3-6 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 26 | 20 | 62 | |
| pts | 64-43 | 89-79 | 67-55 | 220-177 | |
| Total points | 107 | 168 | 122 | 397 | |
| Winners | 28 | 24 | 24 | 76 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 27% | 36% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 38/50 | 42/73 | 41/53 | 121/176 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 58% | 77% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 28/38 | 24/42 | 24/41 | 76/121 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 57% | 59% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 5/12 | 13/31 | 6/12 | 24/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 42% | 50% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 9 | 6 | 20 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 9/16 | 6/11 | 20/34 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 56% | 55% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 10 | 6 | 20 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3/10 | 2/6 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 30% | 33% | 46% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | |
| Muguruza | ||||||
| R1 Kudermetova |
R2 Sabalenka |
1/4 Sakkari |
1/2 Azarenka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-64 | 6-2 6-75 6-3 | 6-3 6-1 | w/o | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 30 | 16 | – | 67 | |
| pts | 74-65 | 117-102 | 60-33 | – | 251-200 | |
| Total points | 139 | 219 | 93 | – | 451 | |
| Winners | 32 | 50 | 24 | – | 106 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | 40% | – | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 4 | – | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | |
| 1st in | 48/76 | 77/104 | 30/39 | – | 155/219 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 74% | 77% | – | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 32/48 | 50/77 | 24/30 | – | 106/155 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 65% | 80% | – | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/28 | 13/27 | 6/9 | – | 33/64 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 48% | 67% | – | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 7 | 5 | – | 16 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 7/17 | 5/12 | – | 16/37 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 41% | 42% | – | 43% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 13 | 1 | – | 22 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 9/13 | 0/1 | – | 15 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 69% | 0% | – | 48% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
Tennis Scores in Doha
- Tennys SandgrenSandgren – Facundo MenaMena (6-0 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Garbine MuguruzaMuguruza – Petra KvitovaKvitova (1-4) – H2H and prediction
