Mary Pierce vs Serena Williams — Indian Wells Quarter-final
Indian Wells · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 10 March 2000 ·
hard
Pierce M.6-2 6-1
Williams S.
Pierce M.
662
Williams S.
210
Mary Pierce defeated Serena Williams 6-2 6-1 in the Indian Wells quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending the title. Mary Pierce claimed a first win over Serena Williams in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Mary Pierce dropped just 3 games past Serena Williams.
Head to head
0–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-04-04 | Amelia Island | R16 | clay | Serena Williams | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2004-04-05 | Amelia Island | R32 | clay | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2002-05-27 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-1 |
| 1999-03-05 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 7-5 7-6 |
| 1997-11-03 | Chicago | R16 | carpet | Serena Williams | 6-3 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.1
7.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (61 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast