Venus Williams vs Nicole Vaidisova — Istanbul Final

Istanbul · WTA · Final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
#615WTA
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 May 2005 ·
clay
CZE
Nicole Vaidisova
37 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWLWW
Williams V.
6-3 6-2
Vaidisova N.
Williams V.
662
Vaidisova N.
320

Venus Williams defeated Nicole Vaidisova 6-3 6-2 in the Istanbul final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicole Vaidisova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Venus Williams claimed a first win over Nicole Vaidisova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-05-29Roland GarrosQFclayNicole Vaidisova6-7 6-1 6-3

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Vaidisova N.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
5.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 158). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Vaidisova N.
Clutch Rating·Even
53
54
Break points saved·Even
53
53
Break points won·Dominant
92
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
54

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Vaidisova N.
Freshness·
95
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Williams V.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw