Serena Williams vs Sandrine Testud — Manhattan Beach Round of 16

Manhattan Beach · WTA · Round of 16
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 August 1998
hard
FRA
Sandrine Testud
54 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLL
Williams S.
6-4 3-6 6-1
Testud S.
Williams S.
6362
Testud S.
4611

Serena Williams defeated Sandrine Testud 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the Manhattan Beach round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Serena Williams came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

4–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-10-30WTA Tour ChampionshipsSFcarpetSerena Williams6-3 6-0
2001-08-13TorontoQFhardSerena Williams6-0 6-2
1999-10-04FilderstadtR16hardSandrine Testud3-6 6-4 7-5
1999-03-05Indian WellsSFhardSerena Williams7-5 6-0
1999-01-18Australian OpenR32hardSandrine Testud6-2 2-6 9-7
1998-10-05FilderstadtQFhardSandrine Testud6-3 1-6 6-1
1998-01-11SydneyR16hardSerena Williams7-6 3-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Testud S.

Testud S.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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 S.Testud S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
75%
60%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
49%
28%
Service points won·Clear edge
64%
49%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
0.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.0

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

Draw

Final
Davenport L.
Hingis M.
4-66-46-3
Semi-finals
Davenport L.
Seles M.
6-46-2
Hingis M.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Seles M.
Tauziat N.
6-46-4
Hingis M.
Williams S.
6-46-1
Sanchez Vicario A.
Tatarkova E.
6-36-3
Davenport L.
Zvereva N.
6-26-3
R16
Davenport L.
Halard Decugis J.
6-06-4
Zvereva N.
Serna M.
6-26-1
Seles M.
Paulus B.
6-16-2
Tauziat N.
Fusai A.
6-36-3
Tatarkova E.
Spirlea I.
6-26-2
Hingis M.
Majoli I.
6-36-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Sugiyama A.
4-66-46-4
Williams S.
Testud S.
6-43-66-1
R32
Serna M.
Tanasugarn T.
6-77-56-2
Halard Decugis J.
Po Messerli K.
6-26-4
Zvereva N.
Kremer A.
7-56-2
Paulus B.
Sawamatsu N.
3-66-36-2
Fusai A.
Stevenson A.
6-36-3
Tauziat N.
Rubin C.
6-47-5
Spirlea I.
Li F.
6-06-2
Tatarkova E.
Basuki Y.
4-66-36-3
Sugiyama A.
Sidot A.
6-46-3
Testud S.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-37-5
Williams S.
Savchenko L.
6-06-0
Majoli I.
Grande R.
1-66-26-4