Marie Benoit and Gabriela Lee will clash against each other in the qualifications of the UniCredit Iasi Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 12:30 pm on Center Court. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marie Benoit who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Marie Benoit is the pick to win this match.
Marie Benoit -> 1.533
Gabriela Lee -> 2.39
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Prediction and head to head Marie Benoit vs. Gabriela Lee
This will be the 2nd time that Marie Benoit and Gabriela Lee play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Benoit (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Benoit won 6-2 6-1 in the semifinal in the W25 Daytona Beach back in 2020.
Marie Benoit
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52-18 | 0-0 | 52-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-23 | 1-3 | 24-14 | 6-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-29 | 5-6 | 30-23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-27 | 4-7 | 8-14 | 7-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 19-13 | 1-4 | 13-6 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 215, Benoit got to the qualifications after defeating Georgia Andreea Craciun 6-1 6-7(4) 6-0.
In the qualifications, Benoit defeated Andreea Craciun (6-1 6-74 6-0). During the match, Benoit scored 109 points vs Andreea Craciun’s 82. Benoit was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about the service games, Benoit made 3 aces and she committed only 4 double faults. Marie Benoit lost the serve 3 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Benoit put 56% of her first serves in, winning 62% (33/53) of the points behind her 1st serve and 52% (22/42) on the 2nd serve. Benoit broke Andreea Craciun 8 times after converting 42% of her break points (8/19).
Benoit has a winning record in the last 9 years having won 59% of her matches (305-211). 41-11 on clay in 2024. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this tournament, Benoit has a compiled248-157 win-loss record in the last 9 years on clay.
Her best result of the year was conquering the title the W35 Naples where she beat Leonie Kung in the final 6-4 1-6 6-4 and the W35 Annenheim where she defeated Tereza Valentova in the final 7-5 3-6 7-5 and the W35 Klagenfurt where she beat Sofia Costoulas in the final 6-1 6-3.
Marie has an overall 41-11 win-loss record in 2024, 41-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Iasi
The Belgian has never competed in this tournament before.
Gabriela Lee
18 - 12win/loss
309
136
LLWWLWLLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-20 | 2-3 | 21-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-24 | 6-9 | 19-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-28 | 1-5 | 19-15 | 0-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 15-20 | 6-8 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-15 | 6-5 | 10-7 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 365, Gabriela got to the qualifications after defeating Anna Siskova 7-5 4-6 7-6(2).
In the qualifications, Talaba defeated Siskova (7-5 4-6 7-62). During the match Talaba scored 119 points vs Siskova’s 103. The Romanian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about serving, Talaba scored just 1 ace during the entire match and she committed only 3 double faults. Gabriela Lee lost the serve 7 times and she saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Talaba put 62% of her first serves in, winning 57% (35/61) of the points behind her 1st serve and 61% (23/38) on the 2nd serve. The Romanian broke Siskova 7 times after converting 54% of her break points (7/13).
The Romanian’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the W75+H Vero Beach.
The Romanian has a compiled 18-11 win-loss record in 2024, 17-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Benoit | Talaba |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 26 | 35 |
| Pts | 109-82 | 119-103 |
| Total Points | 191 | 222 |
| Winners | 33 | 35 |
| %Winners | 30% | 29% |
Both Benoit and Talaba played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Marie Benoit conceded 1 set, while Gabriela Lee surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Benoit and Talaba have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Benoit played 9 games less than Talaba. The Belgian scored 33 winners (30% of the total points). On the other side, Talaba made 35 winners (29%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Benoit | Talaba |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 1 |
| 1st in | 53/95 | 61/99 |
| %1st in | 56% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 33/53 | 35/61 |
| %1st pts | 62% | 57% |
| 2nd pts | 22/42 | 23/38 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 61% |
Benoit struck 3 aces . Talaba struck 1 ace . Benoit won 62% points behind her first serve. She pretty solid on her second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Talaba won 57% of the points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Benoit | Talaba |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 7 |
| Converted | 8/19 | 7/13 |
| % Converted | 42% | 54% |
| Conceded | 9 | 13 |
| Saved | 6 | 6 |
| % Saved | 67% | 46% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 7 |
Marie broke her opponent 8 times with a 42% conversion rate. The Belgian surrendered her serve 3 times and she saved 67% of the break points that she conceded. The Romanian broke her opponent 7 times with a 54% conversion rate. The Romanian conceded her serve 7 times and she saved 46% of the break points that she conceded.
| Benoit | |||
| Q1 Andreea |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-74 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 109-82 | 109-82 | |
| Total points | 191 | 191 | |
| Winners | 33 | 33 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 30% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 53/95 | 53/95 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 33/53 | 33/53 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/42 | 22/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 8 | 8 | |
| Converted | 8/19 | 8/19 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Talaba | |||
| Q1 Siskova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 4-6 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 35 | |
| pts | 119-103 | 119-103 | |
| Total points | 222 | 222 | |
| Winners | 35 | 35 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 29% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 61/99 | 61/99 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 35/61 | 35/61 | |
| % 1st pts | 57% | 57% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/38 | 23/38 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/13 | 7/13 | |
| Converted % | 54% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 13 | |
| Saved | 6/13 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 46% | 46% | |
| Times Broken | 7 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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