Anett Kontaveit and Jelena Ostapenko will play each other in the semifinal of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:30 pm on Sibur Arena. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Anett Kontaveit who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Anett Kontaveit is the pick to win this match.
Anett Kontaveit -> 1.5
Jelena Ostapenko -> 2.74
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Prediction and head to head Anett Kontaveit vs. Jelena Ostapenko
This will be the 4th time that Anett Kontaveit and Jelena Ostapenko clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Kontaveit (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played each other, Ostapenko won 6-3 6-3 in the final in Eastbourne back in 2021.
Highlights Jelena Ostapenko vs Anett Kontaveit – Eastbourne 26-June-2021
Anett Kontaveit
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-16 | 13-9 | 6-4 | 9-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 48-17 | 24-12 | 5-3 | 15-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 24-11 | 14-7 | 5-3 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 27-16 | 17-9 | 4-4 | 3-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 9, Anett reached the semifinal after defeating Jil Teichmann 6-3 1-6 6-3, Sorana Cirstea 6-4 7-5 and Belinda Bencic 7-67 6-2.
In the quarter, Anett had a good straight sets win against Bencic (7-67 6-2). During the match, Kontaveit scored 85 points vs Bencic’s 67. Anett was quite aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kontaveit fired 4 aces and she committed only 5 double faults. Anett Kontaveit lost the serve 3 times and she saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Kontaveit put 58% of her first serves in, winning 67% (29/43) of the points behind her 1st serve and 55% (17/31) on the 2nd serve. Kontaveit broke Bencic 5 times after converting 45% of her break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Anett has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points she played.
Kontaveit has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 67% of her matches (333-165). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this competition, Kontaveit has a compiled 63-20 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The Estonian’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Sydney.
The Estonian has an overall 7-2 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in St. Petersburg
Kontaveit has never competed in this tournament before.
Jelena Ostapenko
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31-19 | 14-10 | 8-6 | 4-0 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-22 | 21-15 | 7-4 | 1-1 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-19 | 19-10 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-19 | 12-9 | 5-4 | 7-4 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-8 | 3-2 | 4-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 25, Ostapenko got to the semifinal after defeating Xinyu Wang 6-1 6-4, Andrea Petkovic 6-1 6-2 and Aliaksandra Sasnovich 7-65 4-6 6-3.
In the quarter, Ostapenko defeated Sasnovich (7-65 4-6 6-3).During the match Ostapenko scored less points (2) than Sasnovich. In fact, the world no. 9 won 116 points vs Sasnovich’s. That means that Ostapenko was more focused during the important points. The Latvian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 46 winners.
About the serving games, Ostapenko recorded 5 aces and she committed only 9 double faults. Jelena Ostapenko lost the serve 5 times and she saved 16 break points. Furthermore, Ostapenko put 60% of her first serves in, winning 59% (46/78) of the points behind her 1st serve and 47% (24/51) on the 2nd serve. Ostapenko broke Sasnovich 6 times after converting 67% of her break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jelena has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points she played.
Ostapenko has an overall 5-2 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in St. Petersburg
Previously, her best result was reaching the quarter in 2018. See her history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kontaveit | Ostapenko |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 68 | 64 |
| Pts | 247-217 | 232-195 |
| Total Points | 464 | 427 |
| Winners | 102 | 99 |
| %Winners | 41% | 43% |
Both Kontaveit and Ostapenko played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Anett Kontaveit conceded 1 set, while Jelena Ostapenko surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Kontaveit and Ostapenko have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Kontaveit played 4 games more than Ostapenko. The Estonian scored 102 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Ostapenko bagged 99 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kontaveit | Ostapenko |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 2.7 | 3.7 |
| 1st in | 150/238 | 146/233 |
| %1st in | 63% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 102/150 | 99/146 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 47/88 | 43/87 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 49% |
Kontaveit managed to score 8 aces (2.7 per match). Ostapenko made 11 aces (3.7 per match). Kontaveit won 68% points on her first serve. She pretty effective on her second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Ostapenko won 68% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kontaveit | Ostapenko |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 14 |
| Converted | 12/27 | 14/23 |
| % Converted | 44% | 61% |
| Conceded | 22 | 31 |
| Saved | 14 | 25 |
| % Saved | 64% | 81% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 6 |
Anett broke her opponents 12 times with a 44% conversion rate. Kontaveit conceded her serve 8 times and she saved 64% of the break points that she conceded. Jelena broke her opponents 14 times with a 61% conversion rate. Jelena conceded her serve 6 times and she saved 81% of the break points that she conceded.
| Kontaveit | |||||
| R1 Belen Teichmann |
R2 Cirstea |
1/4 Bencic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 1-6 6-3 | 6-4 7-5 | 7-67 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 22 | 21 | 68 | |
| pts | 91-88 | 71-62 | 85-67 | 247-217 | |
| Total points | 179 | 133 | 152 | 464 | |
| Winners | 41 | 32 | 29 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | 34% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 61/95 | 46/69 | 43/74 | 150/238 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 67% | 58% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 41/61 | 32/46 | 29/43 | 102/150 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 70% | 67% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/34 | 14/23 | 17/31 | 47/88 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 61% | 55% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 4/7 | 5/11 | 12/27 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 57% | 45% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 6 | 7 | 22 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 4/6 | 4/7 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | 57% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Ostapenko | |||||
| R1 Wang |
R2 Petkovic |
1/4 Sasnovich |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 6-1 6-2 | 7-65 4-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 15 | 32 | 64 | |
| pts | 58-43 | 58-34 | 116-118 | 232-195 | |
| Total points | 101 | 92 | 234 | 427 | |
| Winners | 24 | 29 | 46 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 50% | 40% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 34/54 | 34/50 | 78/129 | 146/233 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 68% | 60% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 24/34 | 29/34 | 46/78 | 99/146 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 85% | 59% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/20 | 7/16 | 24/51 | 43/87 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 44% | 47% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/7 | 6/9 | 14/23 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 57% | 67% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | 21 | 31 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 5/5 | 16/21 | 25 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 100% | 76% | 85% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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