Venus Williams vs Joannette Kruger — Oklahoma Final

Oklahoma · WTA · Final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 1998
hard
RSA
Joannette Kruger
52 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Williams V.
6-3 6-2
Kruger J.
Williams V.
662
Kruger J.
32–

Venus Williams defeated Joannette Kruger 6-3 6-2 in the Oklahoma final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-03-05Indian WellsQFhardVenus Williams6-1 6-3
1997-08-25US OpenR16hardVenus Williams6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kruger J.

Kruger J.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Kruger J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
68%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
65%
41%
2nd serve points won·Dominant
44%
13%
Service points won·Clear edge
56%
32%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Clear edge
57%
33%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.0
Double faults / match·Even
4.8
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Kruger J.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Kruger J.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
3-66-36-4
Williams V.
Davenport L.
6-76-26-3
Quarter-finals
Kruger J.
Williams S.
6-16-1
Williams V.
Lubiani F.
7-66-4
Davenport L.
Ghirardi L.
6-16-4
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Testud S.
6-36-4
R16
Kruger J.
Mcgrath M.
W/O
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Snyder T.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Ellwood A.
6-16-3
Lubiani F.
Yoshida Y.
6-26-4
Williams V.
De Swardt M.
6-16-3
Ghirardi L.
Frazier A.
2-66-36-3
Davenport L.
Halard Decugis J.
6-36-3
Testud S.
Saeki M.
6-36-2
R32
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Dechaume Balleret A.
7-67-6
Frazier A.
Guse K.
4-67-57-5
Williams V.
Smith N.
6-36-2
De Swardt M.
Barabanschikova O.
7-66-2
Lubiani F.
Hiraki R.
4-67-56-1
Yoshida Y.
Li F.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Adams K.
6-16-2
Ellwood A.
Stevenson A.
6-46-4
Mcgrath M.
Hy Boulais P.
6-35-76-2
Kruger J.
Mcquillan R.
3-66-27-5
Ghirardi L.
Gagliardi E.
2-66-26-4
Snyder T.
Cacic S.
6-47-6
Saeki M.
Golarsa L.
6-23-67-5
Halard Decugis J.
Boogert K.
6-36-2