Sandrine Testud vs Serena Williams — Filderstadt Quarter-final

Filderstadt · WTA · Quarter-final
FRA
Sandrine Testud
54 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 October 1998
hard
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
Testud S.
6-3 1-6 6-1
Williams S.
Testud S.
6162
Williams S.
3611

Sandrine Testud defeated Serena Williams 6-3 1-6 6-1 in the Filderstadt quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–2. Sandrine Testud narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Sandrine Testud closed it out in three sets, 6–3 1–6 6–1.

Head to head

2–5
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
1998-08-10Manhattan BeachR16hardSerena Williams6-4 3-6 6-1
1998-01-11SydneyR16hardSerena Williams7-6 3-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Testud S.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Testud 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
Testud S.Williams S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
60%
75%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
28%
49%
Service points won·Clear edge
49%
64%
Return points won·Even
42%
46%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.0
7.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
3.2

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

Draw

Final
Testud S.
Davenport L.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Davenport L.
Sanchez Vicario A.
7-66-4
Testud S.
Monami D.
6-26-0
Quarter-finals
Testud S.
Williams S.
6-31-66-1
Monami D.
Hingis M.
6-36-76-4
Davenport L.
Tauziat N.
7-67-5
Sanchez Vicario A.
Raymond L.
1-67-56-2
R16
Williams S.
Novotna J.
2-66-32-0
Davenport L.
Pierce M.
6-16-3
Hingis M.
Kournikova A.
1-66-26-2
Testud S.
Huber A.
6-24-66-2
Raymond L.
Martinez C.
6-42-66-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Mauresmo A.
6-36-2
Tauziat N.
Zvereva N.
6-36-3
Monami D.
Williams V.
6-16-2
R32
Monami D.
Serna M.
2-67-56-2
Kournikova A.
Schett B.
1-66-47-6
Pierce M.
Coetzer A.
6-26-2
Zvereva N.
Kandarr J.
6-36-2
Tauziat N.
Po Messerli K.
6-46-76-2
Mauresmo A.
Glass A.
6-26-1
Raymond L.
Dragomir Ilie R.
3-66-26-4
Martinez C.
Spirlea I.
3-66-26-2
Huber A.
Schnyder P.
6-46-1
Testud S.
Likhovtseva E.
5-76-16-0
Williams S.
Peschke K.
7-63-66-0
Williams V.
Farina Elia S.
6-24-66-3