Venus Williams vs Karolina PliskovaZhuhai Final

Zhuhai · WTA · Final
#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 November 2015 ·
hard
#57WTA
1869ELO
1811Hard ELO
34 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWWW
Williams V.
7-5 7-6
Pliskova K.
Williams V.
772
Pliskova K.
560

Venus Williams defeated Karolina Pliskova 7-5 7-6 in the Zhuhai final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Pliskova came in ranked #57, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Venus Williams claimed a first win over Karolina Pliskova in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-15CincinnatiR64hardKarolina Pliskova7-5 6-1
2017-10-23SingaporeRRhardKarolina Pliskova6-2 6-2
2016-08-29US OpenR16hardKarolina Pliskova4-6 6-4 7-6

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
42%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.0
6.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
53
88
Break points saved·Dominant
53
86
Break points won·Even
92
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
95
94

Williams V.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Pliskova K.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw