Jennifer Capriati vs Kim Clijsters — Australian Open Semi-final
Australian Open · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2002 ·
hard
Capriati J.7-5 3-6 6-1
Clijsters K.
Capriati J.
7362
Clijsters K.
5611
Jennifer Capriati defeated Kim Clijsters 7-5 3-6 6-1 in the Australian Open semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 16, but Jennifer Capriati had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 8 on hard. Jennifer Capriati narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Jennifer Capriati came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 3–6 6–1.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-11-05 | WTA Tour Championships | SF | carpet | Kim Clijsters | 4-6 6-3 6-0 |
| 2003-07-21 | Stanford | F | hard | Kim Clijsters | 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2003-05-05 | Berlin | SF | grass | Kim Clijsters | 6-4 6-7 6-4 |
| 2001-05-28 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Jennifer Capriati | 1-6 6-4 12-10 |
| 1999-11-08 | Philadelphia | R32 | carpet | Jennifer Capriati | 7-5 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
49%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
60%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
4.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast