Karolina Pliskova and Harriet Dart will square off in the semifinal of the Transylvania Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 5:00 pm on Center 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 Karolina Pliskova who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Karolina Pliskova is the pick to win this match.
Karolina Pliskova -> 1.42
Harriet Dart -> 2.875
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Prediction and head to head Karolina Pliskova vs. Harriet Dart
This will be the 3rd time that Karolina Pliskova and Harriet Dart square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Pliskova (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Pliskova won 6-1 6-2 in the qualifications in Doha back in 2023.
Karolina Pliskova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-16 | 10-10 | 1-3 | 5-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-19 | 19-13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-21 | 12-9 | 6-6 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 37-19 | 23-12 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-8 | 9-5 | 5-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 78, the Czech got to the semifinal after defeating Sinja Kraus 6-4 7-66, Maria Camila Osorio Serrano 6-2 6-1 and Sara Errani 6-2 6-0.
In the quarter, Karolina had a good straight sets win against Errani (6-2 6-0). During the match, Pliskova scored 59 points vs Errani’s 32. Pliskova was very aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Talking about the service games, Pliskova managed to score 4 aces and she was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults. Karolina Pliskova was very effective on serve to win 91% (20/22) of her 1st serve and 55% (12/22) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Pliskova broke Errani 5 times after converting 63% of her break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Karolina hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to win 59% of the points she played.
Pliskova has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 66% of her matches (349-177). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Pliskova has an overall 31-20 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Karolina has a compiled 4-3 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Cluj-Napoca
Pliskova has never competed in this tournament before.
Harriet Dart
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-27 | 12-12 | 3-7 | 5-3 | 6-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 42-32 | 27-19 | 1-3 | 6-5 | 8-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-29 | 17-15 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 7-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 27-23 | 17-12 | 8-4 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-11 | 5-4 | 2-5 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 103, Harriet reached the semifinal after beating Ylona-Georgiana Ghioroaie 7-63 7-64, Katarina Zavatska 6-0 6-3, Anna Bondar 6-4 7-60, Elisabetta Cocciaretto 5-7 7-5 6-3 and Nuria Parrizas-Diaz 6-3 6-2.
In the quarter, Dart had a good straight sets win against Parrizas-Diaz (6-3 6-2). During the match Dart scored 80 points vs Parrizas-Diaz’s 59. Harriet was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Dart managed to score 2 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Harriet Dart lost the serve 3 times and she saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Dart put 69% of her first serves in, winning 59% (26/44) of the points behind her 1st serve and 55% (11/20) on the 2nd serve. Harriet broke Parrizas-Diaz 6 times after converting 35% of her break points (6/17).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Harriet started her run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, she has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points she played.
Dart’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Canberra.
Harriet has a compiled 10-4 win-loss record in 2024, 5-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Pliskova | Dart |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 52 | 114 |
| Pts | 188-133 | 415-339 |
| Total Points | 321 | 754 |
| Winners | 75 | 156 |
| %Winners | 40% | 38% |
Pliskova played 3 matches while Dart competed in 5 matches. Dart started her run from the qualifications while Pliskova had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Harriet Dart lost 1 set while Karolina Pliskova hasn’t conceded a set so far. Pliskova has played 5 set(s) less than Dart (6 vs 11). Therefore, Pliskova played 62 games less than Dart. Pliskova scored 75 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Dart managed to score 156 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Pliskova | Dart |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 6.7 | 2.2 |
| 1st in | 92/157 | 215/372 |
| %1st in | 59% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 75/92 | 156/215 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 31/65 | 78/157 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 50% |
Pliskova recorded 20 aces (6.7 per match). Dart blasted 11 aces (2.2 per match). Pliskova won 82% points behind her first serve. She was rock solid on her second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Dart won 73% of the points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Pliskova | Dart |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 22 |
| Converted | 14/26 | 22/53 |
| % Converted | 54% | 42% |
| Conceded | 8 | 34 |
| Saved | 5 | 21 |
| % Saved | 63% | 62% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 13 |
The Czech broke her opponents 14 times with a 54% conversion rate. Pliskova conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 63% of the break points that she conceded. Harriet broke her opponents 22 times with a 42% conversion rate. Harriet conceded her serve 13 times and she saved 62% of the break points that she conceded.
| Pliskova | |||||
| R1 Kraus |
R2 Camila Osorio Serrano |
1/4 Errani |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-66 | 6-2 6-1 | 6-2 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 15 | 14 | 52 | |
| pts | 77-73 | 52-28 | 59-32 | 188-133 | |
| Total points | 150 | 80 | 91 | 321 | |
| Winners | 38 | 17 | 20 | 75 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 33% | 34% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 14 | 2 | 4 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 49/75 | 21/38 | 22/44 | 92/157 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 55% | 50% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 38/49 | 17/21 | 20/22 | 75/92 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 81% | 91% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/26 | 10/17 | 12/22 | 31/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 35% | 59% | 55% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 6/9 | 5/8 | 14/26 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 67% | 63% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 67% | 100% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Dart | |||||||
| Q1 Ghioroaie |
Q3 Zavatska |
R1 Bondar |
R2 Cocciaretto |
1/4 Parrizas-Diaz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 7-64 | 6-0 6-3 | 6-4 7-60 | 5-7 7-5 6-3 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 15 | 23 | 33 | 17 | 114 | |
| pts | 92-82 | 59-34 | 77-64 | 107-100 | 80-59 | 415-339 | |
| Total points | 174 | 93 | 141 | 207 | 139 | 754 | |
| Winners | 35 | 17 | 34 | 44 | 26 | 156 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 29% | 44% | 41% | 33% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 10 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 29 | |
| 1st in | 49/92 | 24/43 | 41/69 | 57/104 | 44/64 | 215/372 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 56% | 59% | 55% | 69% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 35/49 | 17/24 | 34/41 | 44/57 | 26/44 | 156/215 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | 83% | 77% | 59% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/43 | 16/19 | 16/28 | 18/47 | 11/20 | 78/157 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 84% | 57% | 38% | 55% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 22 | |
| Converted | 4/4 | 4/10 | 2/7 | 6/15 | 6/17 | 22/53 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 40% | 29% | 40% | 35% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 34 | |
| Saved | 7/11 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 5/10 | 5/8 | 21 | |
| Saved % | 64% | 100% | 75% | 50% | 63% | 117% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
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