Simona Halep and Beatriz Haddad Maia will play each other in the semifinal of the Viking Classic for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:00 pm on Ann Jones Centre Court. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Simona Halep who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Simona Halep is the pick to win this match.
Simona Halep -> 1.44
Beatriz Haddad Maia -> 2.97
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Prediction and head to head Simona Halep vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia
This will be the 3rd time that Simona Halep and Beatriz Haddad Maia square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Halep (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.
The last time that they fought against each other, Halep won 6-2 6-0 in the 2nd round in at the Australian Open back in January 2022.
Highlights Simona Halep vs Beatriz Haddad Maia – Australian Open 20-January-2022
Simona Halep
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-11 | 23-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 11-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-10 | 12-5 | 4-3 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 20, Halep reached the semifinal after defeating Lesya Tsurenko 6-1 6-4, Harriet Dart 6-3 6-2 and Katie Boulter 6-4 6-1.
In the quarter, The Romanian had a good straight sets win against Boulter (6-4 6-1). During the match, Halep scored 63 points vs Boulter’s 50. The Romanian was quite aggressive to blast 14 winners.
Regarding the service games, Halep bagged 3 aces and she committed only 2 double faults. Simona Halep lost the serve once and she saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Halep put 45% of her first serves in, winning 56% (14/25) of the points behind her 1st serve and 68% (21/31) on the 2nd serve. Halep broke Boulter 5 times after converting 50% of her break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Romanian hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to conquer 60% of the points she played.
Halep has a terrific win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 75% of her matches (402-135). 3-0 on grass in 2022. Regarding her performance on the same surface of this event, Halep has a composed 38-10 record in the last years on grass.
Her best result of the current year was winning the title in in Melbourne where she beat Veronika Kudermetova in the final 6-2 6-3.
Simona has a composed 23-7 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Birmingham
Beatriz Haddad Maia
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16-26 | 8-15 | 4-5 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 38-27 | 25-17 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-22 | 16-14 | 13-5 | 4-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-23 | 23-14 | 14-5 | 2-2 | 12-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 76-25 | 37-13 | 35-10 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 32 (career-high), Haddad Maia got to the semifinal after defeating Petra Kvitova 7-64 6-2, Magdalena Frech 6-1 5-7 7-63 and Camila Giorgi 6-3 6-2.
In the quarter, The Brazilian had a good straight sets win against Giorgi (6-3 6-2). During the match Haddad Maia scored 64 points vs Giorgi’s 46. Beatriz was quite aggressive to blast 21 winners.
About the serving games, Haddad Maia scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 2 double faults. Beatriz Haddad Maia lost the serve once and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Haddad Maia put 60% of her first serves in, winning 60% (21/35) of the points behind her 1st serve and 70% (16/23) on the 2nd serve. Beatriz broke Giorgi 5 times after converting 50% of her break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Beatriz has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Her best result of the season was winning the title in the Malo where she overcame Anna Blinkova in the final 7-6(3) 6-3 and in in Nottingham where she overcame Alison Riske in the final 6-4 1-6 6-3.
Beatriz has a compiled 34-12 win-loss record in 2022, 8-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Halep | Haddad Maia |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 51 | 70 |
| Pts | 182-122 | 251-206 |
| Total Points | 304 | 457 |
| Winners | 60 | 100 |
| %Winners | 33% | 40% |
Both Halep and Haddad Maia played 3 matches. At the moment, Beatriz Haddad Maia dropped 1 set while Simona Halep hasn’t dropped a set so far. Halep has played 1 set(s) less than Haddad Maia (6 vs 7). Therefore, Halep played 19 games less than Haddad Maia. Simona scored 60 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, The Brazilian recorded 100 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Halep | Haddad Maia |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 3.7 | 2 |
| 1st in | 84/153 | 150/222 |
| %1st in | 55% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 60/84 | 100/150 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 44/69 | 42/72 |
| %2nd pts | 64% | 58% |
Halep fired 11 aces (3.7 per match). Haddad Maia scored 6 aces (2 per match). Halep won 71% points behind her first serve. She extremely effective on her second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Haddad Maia won 67% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Halep | Haddad Maia |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 15 |
| Converted | 14/22 | 15/33 |
| % Converted | 64% | 45% |
| Conceded | 15 | 19 |
| Saved | 11 | 12 |
| % Saved | 73% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 7 |
Simona broke her opponents 14 times with a 64% conversion rate. The Romanian lost her serve 4 times and she saved 73% of the break points that she conceded. Haddad Maia broke her opponents 15 times with a 45% conversion rate. Haddad Maia conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 63% of the break points that she conceded.
| Halep | |||||
| R1 Tsurenko |
R2 Dart |
1/4 Boulter |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | |
| pts | 62-41 | 57-31 | 63-50 | 182-122 | |
| Total points | 103 | 88 | 113 | 304 | |
| Winners | 25 | 21 | 14 | 60 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 37% | 22% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 34/55 | 25/42 | 25/56 | 84/153 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 60% | 45% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 25/34 | 21/25 | 14/25 | 60/84 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 84% | 56% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/21 | 13/17 | 21/31 | 44/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 76% | 68% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 14/22 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 80% | 50% | 64% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 1/2 | 3/4 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 50% | 75% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Haddad Maia | |||||
| R1 Kvitova |
R2 Frech |
1/4 Giorgi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-2 | 6-1 5-7 7-63 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 32 | 17 | 70 | |
| pts | 70-61 | 117-99 | 64-46 | 251-206 | |
| Total points | 131 | 216 | 110 | 457 | |
| Winners | 32 | 47 | 21 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 40% | 33% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 45/62 | 70/102 | 35/58 | 150/222 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 69% | 60% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 32/45 | 47/70 | 21/35 | 100/150 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 67% | 60% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/17 | 18/32 | 16/23 | 42/72 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 56% | 70% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 6/15 | 5/10 | 15/33 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 40% | 50% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 11 | 6 | 19 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 7/11 | 5/6 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 64% | 83% | 49% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
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