Mary Pierce vs Venus Williams — Kremlin Cup Semi-final
Kremlin Cup · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 20 October 1998 ·
carpet
Pierce M.2-6 6-2 6-0
Williams V.
Pierce M.
2662
Williams V.
6201
Mary Pierce defeated Venus Williams 2-6 6-2 6-0 in the Kremlin Cup semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Mary Pierce narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Mary Pierce dropped the opening set before beating Venus Williams 2–6 6–2 6–0.
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-20 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Venus Williams | 6-0 7-6 |
| 2004-08-15 | Olympics | R16 | hard | Mary Pierce | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2004-05-24 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1999-10-11 | Zurich | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1999-05-03 | Rome | F | clay | Venus Williams | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1998-10-12 | Zurich | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1998-08-31 | US Open | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-1 7-6 |
| 1998-08-03 | San Diego | QF | hard | Mary Pierce | 2-6 7-6 4-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (61 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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95
Williams V.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About