Venus Williams vs Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie — Australian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 January 1999
hard
ROU
Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie
53 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLL
Williams V.
6-3 6-4
Dragomir Ilie R.
Williams V.
662
Dragomir Ilie R.
34–

Venus Williams defeated Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 6-3 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-01-11SydneyR32hardVenus Williams6-4 RET
1997-10-12ZurichR32hardVenus Williams6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Dragomir Ilie R.

Dragomir Ilie R.serving59% hold

wins 54% 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.Dragomir Ilie R.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
56%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
44%
29%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
45%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
37%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.0
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Dragomir Ilie R.
Freshness·
100
—

Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
26°CMainly clear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 50%

Draw

Final
Hingis M.
Mauresmo A.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Mauresmo A.
Davenport L.
4-67-57-5
Hingis M.
Seles M.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Mauresmo A.
Monami D.
6-37-63
Hingis M.
Pierce M.
6-36-4
Seles M.
Graf S.
7-56-1
Davenport L.
Williams V.
6-46-0
R16
Hingis M.
Coetzer A.
6-36-746-1
Williams V.
Rubin C.
7-636-4
Davenport L.
Drake M.
6-16-3
Mauresmo A.
Loit E.
6-07-5
Pierce M.
Kournikova A.
6-06-4
Graf S.
Schett B.
6-16-1
Monami D.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-26-3
Seles M.
Testud S.
6-06-3
R32
Monami D.
Nejedly J.
6-16-1
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Novotna J.
6-36-0
Williams V.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-36-4
Rubin C.
Zvereva N.
7-634-66-4
Hingis M.
Dokic J.
6-16-2
Coetzer A.
Lee J.
6-37-5
Kournikova A.
Glass A.
4-66-26-3
Pierce M.
Grande R.
6-26-2
Drake M.
Plischke S.
6-26-2
Schett B.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-4
Graf S.
Fernandez M.
4-66-36-4
Testud S.
Williams S.
6-22-69-7
Seles M.
Appelmans S.
6-33-66-4
Davenport L.
Habsudova K.
6-06-4
Mauresmo A.
Pratt N.
6-36-3
Loit E.
Martinez C.
7-56-1
R64
Grande R.
Li F.
6-26-4
Pierce M.
Kremer A.
6-26-1
Davenport L.
Labat F.
6-26-1
Schett B.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-26-2
Fernandez M.
Frazier A.
4-67-56-3
Habsudova K.
Ghirardi L.
6-736-46-3
Drake M.
Mcquillan R.
7-624-66-2
Likhovtseva E.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-26-3
Appelmans S.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-36-1
Pratt N.
Smith S.
6-46-4
Loit E.
Smashnova A.
1-66-26-2
Martinez C.
Rippner B.
6-06-4
Monami D.
Noorlander S.
7-666-0
Nejedly J.
Cristea C.
5-76-36-1
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Capriati J.
7-626-2
Novotna J.
Nagyova H.
6-42-66-3
Williams V.
Carlsson A.
6-26-1
Hingis M.
Dementieva E.
6-36-2
Mauresmo A.
Schnyder P.
6-716-46-3
Dragomir Ilie R.
Chi J.
6-16-2
Rubin C.
Pampoulova E.
4-67-646-2
Seles M.
Dechaume Balleret A.
6-16-4
Zvereva N.
Tu M.
6-37-5
Williams S.
Serna M.
6-16-3
Plischke S.
Huber A.
6-776-37-5
Dokic J.
Brandi K.
6-47-5
Lee J.
Reeves S.
7-56-1
Coetzer A.
Halard Decugis J.
4-67-56-4
Kournikova A.
Saeki M.
1-66-410-8
Testud S.
Callens E.
6-36-1
Glass A.
Panova T.
7-56-727-5
Graf S.
Schwartz B.
4-66-16-2
R128
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Cacic S.
6-23-3
Hingis M.
Osterloh L.
6-16-2
Likhovtseva E.
Smith N.
6-26-2
Dragomir Ilie R.
Miller K.
6-26-2
Dementieva E.
Pizzichini G.
6-36-4
Brandi K.
Cocheteux A.
6-16-1
Dokic J.
Makarova E.
6-35-76-4
Reeves S.
Perfetti F.
7-56-3
Lee J.
Nemeckova L.
6-06-2
Halard Decugis J.
Molik A.
6-43-66-3
Coetzer A.
Kleinova S.
6-42-67-5
Kournikova A.
Craybas J.
7-617-5
Saeki M.
Jeyaseelan S.
6-36-0
Panova T.
Tanasugarn T.
7-57-64
Glass A.
Farina Elia S.
4-67-56-4
Grande R.
Garbin T.
6-736-09-7
Li F.
Kuti Kis R.
7-56-4
Kremer A.
Barclay C.
6-36-2
Pierce M.
Watson C.
6-26-1
Sanchez Vicario A.
De Swardt M.
6-26-2
Schett B.
Kandarr J.
6-46-0
Ruano Pascual V.
Bobkova R.
6-06-3
Frazier A.
Sugiyama A.
6-34-66-4
Fernandez M.
Golarsa L.
6-16-0
Schwartz B.
Shaughnessy M.
6-36-2
Graf S.
Suarez P.
6-06-3
Testud S.
Snyder T.
6-36-2
Callens E.
Wang S.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Sandu R.
6-26-3
Serna M.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-47-62
Appelmans S.
Martinez Granados C.
6-06-2
Serra Zanetti A.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-16-2
Dechaume Balleret A.
Chladkova D.
6-46-2
Seles M.
Krizan T.
6-16-0
Schnyder P.
De Lone E.
6-33-66-4
Mauresmo A.
Morariu C.
6-727-686-2
Smith S.
Savchenko L.
6-06-3
Pratt N.
Vento Kabchi M.
7-56-1
Loit E.
Lucic M.
6-26-1
Smashnova A.
Tatarkova E.
6-46-1
Rippner B.
Dechy N.
7-626-3
Martinez C.
Gersi A.
6-36-3
Monami D.
Petrova N.
6-36-4
Noorlander S.
Oremans M.
7-56-0
Nejedly J.
Nola P.
6-16-0
Cristea C.
Black C.
6-46-2
Capriati J.
Dominikovic E.
5-76-38-6
Nagyova H.
Boogert K.
6-747-56-4
Novotna J.
Sidot A.
6-46-2
Williams V.
Talaja S.
3-66-39-7
Carlsson A.
Torrens Valero C.
2-66-36-4
Chi J.
Ellwood A.
6-04-66-2
Pampoulova E.
Papadaki C.
4-66-46-2
Rubin C.
Weingartner M.
6-16-2
Tu M.
Po Messerli K.
6-26-2
Zvereva N.
Studenikova K.
6-37-5
Huber A.
Spirlea I.
7-56-4
Plischke S.
Peschke K.
6-36-4
Drake M.
Yoshida Y.
7-656-756-4
Mcquillan R.
Courtois L.
6-23-66-1
Ghirardi L.
Raymond L.
3-66-26-4
Habsudova K.
Park S.
6-05-76-1
Labat F.
Basuki Y.
3-66-26-1
Davenport L.
Leon Garcia G.
6-26-2