Serena Williams vs Kim Clijsters — Indian Wells Final
Indian Wells · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 8 March 2001 ·
hard
Williams S.4-6 6-4 6-2
Clijsters K.
Williams S.
4662
Clijsters K.
6421
Serena Williams defeated Kim Clijsters 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the Indian Wells final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 7–3.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams dropped the opening set before beating Kim Clijsters 4–6 6–4 6–2.
Head to head
6–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-31 | US Open | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2003-03-19 | Miami | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2003-01-13 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 4-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 2002-11-06 | WTA Tour Championships | F | carpet | Kim Clijsters | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2002-11-04 | WTA Championships | F | hard | Kim Clijsters | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2002-09-16 | Tokyo | F | hard | Serena Williams | 2-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2001-03-21 | Miami | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-0 6-2 |
| 2000-03-10 | Indian Wells | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1999-08-30 | US Open | R32 | hard | Serena Williams | 4-6 6-2 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
46%
48%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
96
77
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
76
Break points won·Clear edge
98
86
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
80
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast