Kim Clijsters vs Serena Williams — WTA Championships Final
WTA Championships · WTA · Final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 November 2002 ·
hard
Clijsters K.7-5 6-3
Williams S.
Clijsters K.
762
Williams S.
530
Kim Clijsters defeated Serena Williams 7-5 6-3 in the WTA Championships final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–2. Kim Clijsters narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.
Key context
- Match story: Kim Clijsters closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.
Head to head
2–7| 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 |
| 2002-09-16 | Tokyo | F | hard | Serena Williams | 2-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2001-03-21 | Miami | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-0 6-2 |
| 2001-03-08 | Indian Wells | F | hard | Serena Williams | 4-6 6-4 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
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
7.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.1
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
77
97
Break points saved·Slight edge
76
86
Break points won·Clear edge
86
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
80
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
71
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About