Venus Williams vs Kim Clijsters — San Diego Quarter-final
San Diego · WTA · Quarter-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
Monday, 29 July 2002 ·
hard
Williams V.6-3 5-7 6-4
Clijsters K.
Williams V.
6562
Clijsters K.
3741
Venus Williams defeated Kim Clijsters 6-3 5-7 6-4 in the San Diego quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 8–5, defending last year's round of 32. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 8–6.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–3 5–7 6–4.
Head to head
5–8| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-08-30 | US Open | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 4-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2010-03-22 | Miami | F | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2009-08-31 | US Open | R16 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-0 0-6 6-4 |
| 2005-08-29 | US Open | QF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 4-6 7-5 6-1 |
| 2005-07-25 | Stanford | F | hard | Kim Clijsters | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2005-02-14 | Antwerp | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2003-06-23 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Venus Williams | 4-6 6-3 6-1 |
| 2003-02-10 | Antwerp | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2002-11-06 | WTA Tour Championships | SF | carpet | Kim Clijsters | 5-0 |
| 2002-11-04 | WTA Championships | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 5-0 |
| 2002-07-22 | Stanford | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2002-04-30 | Hamburg | F | clay | Kim Clijsters | 1-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.8
4.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
53
77
Break points saved·Clear edge
53
76
Break points won·Slight edge
92
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
80
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
87
71
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-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast