Serena Williams vs Mary Pierce — Indian Wells Quarter-final
Indian Wells · WTA · Quarter-final
0 — 0
Sets
Friday, 5 March 1999
hard
Williams S.7-5 7-6
Pierce M.
Williams S.
772
Pierce M.
56–
Serena Williams defeated Mary Pierce 7-5 7-6 in the Indian Wells quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams edged Mary Pierce in two tight sets (7–5 7–6).
Head to head
4–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-04-04 | Amelia Island | R16 | clay | Serena Williams | 7-6(5) 6-4 |
| 2004-04-05 | Amelia Island | R32 | clay | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2002-05-27 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2000-03-10 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Mary Pierce | 6-2 6-1 |
| 1997-11-03 | Chicago | R16 | carpet | Serena Williams | 6-3 7-6 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe 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. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
1.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 61). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 26%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Rubin C.
Hingis M.
6-37-6
Williams S.
Pierce M.
7-57-6
Testud S.
Nagyova H.
6-16-3
Graf S.
Novotna J.
6-26-0
R16
Nagyova H.
Seles M.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Black C.
6-07-5
Pierce M.
Grande R.
6-16-0
Testud S.
Tauziat N.
7-66-2
Graf S.
Sugiyama A.
6-06-1
Novotna J.
Rippner B.
6-16-4
Rubin C.
Coetzer A.
6-46-4
Hingis M.
Schnyder P.
6-16-3
R32
Pierce M.
Frazier A.
6-06-3
Seles M.
Likhovtseva E.
7-66-2
Nagyova H.
Farina Elia S.
6-26-4
Grande R.
Osterloh L.
6-46-4
Novotna J.
Fernandez M.
6-06-3
Coetzer A.
Halard Decugis J.
6-46-77-6
Testud S.
Barabanschikova O.
7-66-0
Rubin C.
Martinez C.
6-36-4
Rippner B.
Rittner B.
6-46-4
Tauziat N.
Saeki M.
6-16-76-3
Schnyder P.
Molik A.
3-66-16-3
Sugiyama A.
Raymond L.
7-67-5
Graf S.
Peschke K.
6-16-2
Hingis M.
Stevenson A.
6-36-4
Black C.
Spirlea I.
6-76-47-5
Williams S.
Davenport L.
6-46-2
R64
Saeki M.
Serna M.
4-67-66-2
Williams S.
Steck J.
6-17-5
Fernandez M.
Tatarkova E.
6-46-3
Black C.
Huber A.
4-66-36-2
Spirlea I.
Glass A.
7-67-6
Osterloh L.
Schett B.
6-46-4
Grande R.
De Swardt M.
5-76-47-6
Frazier A.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
4-66-36-2
Likhovtseva E.
Lucic M.
6-46-3
Rubin C.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-46-3
Halard Decugis J.
Li F.
6-27-6
Rippner B.
Plischke S.
6-46-2
Rittner B.
Monami D.
0-66-46-3
Raymond L.
Zvereva N.
6-46-4
Sugiyama A.
Sidot A.
2-66-27-5
Peschke K.
Panova T.
6-46-1
Barabanschikova O.
Smashnova A.
5-76-16-2
Testud S.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-16-1
Farina Elia S.
Kournikova A.
7-61-67-5
Nagyova H.
Morariu C.
7-57-5
Martinez C.
Appelmans S.
6-24-66-2
Schnyder P.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-4
Molik A.
Fusai A.
6-26-3
Stevenson A.
Snyder T.
7-56-4