Serena Williams vs Venus Williams — Australian Open Final
Australian Open · WTA · Final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2017 ·
hard
USA13#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams S.6-4 6-4
Williams V.
Williams S.
662
Williams V.
440
Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 13–7, defending last year's final. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 14–7.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
13–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-10 | Lexington | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2018-08-27 | US Open | R32 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2018-03-05 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2015-08-31 | US Open | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-2 1-6 6-3 |
| 2015-06-29 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2014-08-04 | Montreal | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-7 6-2 6-3 |
| 2013-04-01 | Charleston | SF | clay | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2009-11-01 | Doha | F | hard | Serena Williams | 6-2 7-6(4) |
| 2009-10-28 | Doha | RR | hard | Serena Williams | 5-7 6-4 7-6(4) |
| 2009-10-26 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Serena Williams | 5-7 6-4 7-6 |
| 2009-10-26 | WTA Tour Championships | F | carpet | Serena Williams | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2009-06-22 | Wimbledon | F | grass | Serena Williams | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2009-03-23 | Miami | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
| 2009-02-16 | Dubai | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-1 2-6 7-6 |
| 2008-11-03 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Venus Williams | 5-7 6-1 6-0 |
| 2008-08-25 | US Open | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2008-06-23 | Wimbledon | F | grass | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2008-03-03 | Bangalore | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 3-6 7-6 |
| 2005-08-29 | US Open | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2005-03-23 | Miami | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-1 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.2
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (114 vs 163). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
96
53
Break points saved·Dominant
86
53
Break points won·Slight edge
98
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
29
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
98
87
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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95
Williams V.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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