Serena Williams vs Barbara Paulus — Key Biscayne Round of 32
Key Biscayne · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 19 March 1998 ·
hard
Williams S.6-3 6-2
Paulus B.
Williams S.
662
Paulus B.
320
Serena Williams defeated Barbara Paulus 6-3 6-2 in the Key Biscayne round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Barbara Paulus came in defending last year's semi-final, but Serena Williams had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams dropped just 5 games past Barbara Paulus.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
60%
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1st serve points won·
74%
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2nd serve points won·
49%
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Service points won·
64%
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Return points won·
46%
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Break points saved·
60%
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Aces / match·
7.6
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Double faults / match·
3.2
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.