Lindsay Davenport vs Venus Williams — Australian Open Quarter-final
Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 January 1999 ·
hard
#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Davenport L.6-4 6-0
Williams V.
Davenport L.
662
Williams V.
400
Lindsay Davenport defeated Venus Williams 6-4 6-0 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 12–8, defending last year's quarter-final. Lindsay Davenport narrowed the head-to-head to 12–9.
Key context
- Match story: Lindsay Davenport handed Venus Williams a second-set bagel in a 6–4 6–0 win.
Head to head
8–12| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06-20 | Wimbledon | F | grass | Venus Williams | 4-6 7-6 9-7 |
| 2005-04-04 | Amelia Island | QF | clay | Lindsay Davenport | 1-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2004-08-30 | US Open | R16 | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2004-07-19 | Los Angeles | SF | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 7-5 2-0 |
| 2004-07-12 | Stanford | F | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 7-6 5-7 7-6 |
| 2003-06-23 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Venus Williams | 6-2 2-6 6-1 |
| 2002-08-19 | New Haven | F | hard | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-0 |
| 2002-07-29 | San Diego | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2001-08-19 | New Haven | F | hard | Venus Williams | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2001-07-30 | San Diego | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2001-06-25 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-7 6-1 |
| 2000-10-14 | Linz | F | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 6-4 3-6 6-2 |
| 2000-08-22 | US Open | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2000-07-24 | Stanford | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2000-06-26 | Wimbledon | F | grass | Venus Williams | 6-3 7-6 |
| 1999-11-08 | Philadelphia | SF | carpet | Lindsay Davenport | 6-1 6-2 |
| 1999-08-23 | New Haven | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 7-5 |
| 1999-08-02 | San Diego | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-4 7-5 |
| 1999-07-26 | Stanford | F | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 7-6 6-2 |
| 1998-10-12 | Zurich | F | hard | Lindsay Davenport | 7-5 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (116 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
68
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
64
53
Break points won·Clear edge
78
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
77
29
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
67
87
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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95
Williams V.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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