Venus Williams vs Martina Hingis — US Open Semi-final
US Open · WTA · Semi-final
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1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 22 August 2000 ·
hard
Williams V.4-6 6-3 7-5
Hingis M.
Williams V.
4672
Hingis M.
6351
Venus Williams defeated Martina Hingis 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the US Open semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Martina Hingis came in leading the head-to-head 11–8, defending last year's final. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 11–9.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams dropped the opening set before beating Martina Hingis 4–6 6–3 7–5.
Head to head
8–11| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-05-15 | Rome | SF | clay | Martina Hingis | 0-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2006-05-01 | Warsaw | R16 | clay | Venus Williams | 4-6 7-5 6-4 |
| 2002-04-30 | Hamburg | SF | clay | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2001-03-21 | Miami | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2001-01-15 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2000-06-26 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Venus Williams | 6-3 4-6 6-4 |
| 1999-11-15 | WTA Tour Championships | SF | carpet | Martina Hingis | 6-4 7-6 |
| 1999-10-11 | Zurich | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1999-09-27 | Grand Slam Cup | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-7 9-7 |
| 1999-08-30 | US Open | SF | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-1 4-6 6-3 |
| 1999-08-02 | San Diego | F | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-4 6-0 |
| 1999-05-03 | Rome | SF | clay | Venus Williams | 6-4 1-6 6-4 |
| 1998-05-25 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Martina Hingis | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1998-05-04 | Rome | F | clay | Martina Hingis | 6-3 2-6 6-3 |
| 1998-03-05 | Indian Wells | SF | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-0 7-6 |
| 1998-01-11 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 3-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 1997-08-25 | US Open | F | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-0 6-4 |
| 1997-07-28 | San Diego | R16 | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-2 6-1 |
| 1997-03-20 | Key Biscayne | R32 | hard | Martina Hingis | 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
51%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 84). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
53
54
Break points saved·Clear edge
53
66
Break points won·Clear edge
92
76
Deciding sets·Clear edge
29
45
Tiebreaks·
87
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
95
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Williams V.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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