Serena Williams vs Kim Clijsters — US Open Round of 32
US Open · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 August 1999
hard
Williams S.4-6 6-2 7-5
Clijsters K.
Williams S.
4672
Clijsters K.
6251
Serena Williams defeated Kim Clijsters 4-6 6-2 7-5 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's round of 32. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams dropped the opening set before beating Kim Clijsters 4–6 6–2 7–5.
Head to head
6–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-31 | US Open | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2003-03-19 | Miami | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2003-01-13 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 4-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 2002-11-06 | WTA Tour Championships | F | carpet | Kim Clijsters | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2002-09-16 | Tokyo | F | hard | Serena Williams | 2-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2001-03-21 | Miami | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-0 6-2 |
| 2001-03-08 | Indian Wells | F | hard | Serena Williams | 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2000-03-10 | Indian Wells | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven serve battle
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%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
46%
48%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
95
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
88
Break points won·Clear edge
96
82
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
66
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 24 km/hHumidity 49%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Schett B.
6-46-3
Davenport L.
Pierce M.
6-23-67-5
Williams S.
Seles M.
4-66-36-2
Hingis M.
Huber A.
6-26-0
R16
Hingis M.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-47-5
Schett B.
Likhovtseva E.
6-06-1
Seles M.
Capriati J.
6-46-3
Pierce M.
Appelmans S.
6-37-6
Davenport L.
Halard Decugis J.
6-16-2
Williams S.
Martinez C.
4-66-26-2
Williams V.
Fernandez M.
2-66-16-0
Huber A.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-4
R32
Halard Decugis J.
Cocheteux A.
5-2
Williams V.
Nagyova H.
W/O
Seles M.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-3
Capriati J.
Tauziat N.
6-31-66-1
Likhovtseva E.
Spirlea I.
6-16-3
Williams S.
Clijsters K.
4-66-27-5
Hingis M.
Kloesel S.
6-36-1
Schett B.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-16-0
Sanchez Vicario A.
Schnyder P.
6-26-2
Mauresmo A.
Snyder T.
6-46-3
Huber A.
Novotna J.
6-36-2
Martinez C.
Dementieva E.
6-22-66-4
Davenport L.
Frazier A.
6-16-1
Appelmans S.
Serna M.
0-66-16-3
Pierce M.
Montolio A.
6-07-6
Fernandez M.
Monami D.
7-56-0
R64
Snyder T.
Lucic M.
7-56-3
Mauresmo A.
De Swardt M.
4-66-16-3
Novotna J.
Krizan T.
6-06-3
Williams V.
Sidot A.
6-46-3
Nagyova H.
Grzybowska M.
6-46-3
Fernandez M.
Myskina A.
7-57-5
Monami D.
Grande R.
6-36-3
Schett B.
Carlsson A.
6-46-2
Seles M.
Farina Elia S.
6-26-3
Hingis M.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-16-1
Kloesel S.
Chi J.
6-47-6
Schnyder P.
Raymond L.
6-33-66-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Pratt N.
6-26-2
Dementieva E.
Zuluaga F.
4-66-36-1
Martinez C.
Dechaume Balleret A.
6-06-0
Tauziat N.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
7-54-66-1
Capriati J.
Noorlander S.
5-76-16-4
Sugiyama A.
Habsudova K.
6-24-67-5
Ruano Pascual V.
Hopmans A.
6-46-1
Likhovtseva E.
Pisnik T.
6-26-3
Spirlea I.
Tanasugarn T.
4-67-56-3
Williams S.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-46-2
Clijsters K.
Gersi A.
6-36-2
Huber A.
Kremer A.
6-17-6
Davenport L.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-06-2
Frazier A.
Zvereva N.
6-26-4
Cocheteux A.
Plischke S.
6-34-66-3
Halard Decugis J.
Li F.
6-26-4
Serna M.
Testud S.
6-36-3
Appelmans S.
Reeves S.
6-46-76-3
Montolio A.
Suarez P.
7-66-2
Pierce M.
Leon Garcia G.
6-26-3
R128
Davenport L.
Morariu C.
6-06-3
Cocheteux A.
Tatarkova E.
6-36-3
Plischke S.
Molik A.
6-36-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Dokic J.
7-56-1
Dragomir Ilie R.
Kuti Kis R.
6-15-76-4
Frazier A.
Miller A.
6-23-66-3
Zvereva N.
Gorrochategui I.
6-26-2
Li F.
Nola P.
6-16-3
Halard Decugis J.
Black C.
6-35-76-3
Testud S.
Weingartner M.
7-66-4
Serna M.
Callens E.
6-31-67-6
Appelmans S.
Kandarr J.
6-27-6
Reeves S.
Osterloh L.
7-56-3
Suarez P.
Middleton M.
6-46-1
Montolio A.
Barabanschikova O.
6-46-4
Leon Garcia G.
Rippner B.
6-47-6
Pierce M.
Nacuk S.
6-37-5
Seles M.
Rittner B.
6-16-1
Farina Elia S.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-46-0
Sugiyama A.
Smashnova A.
7-66-4
Habsudova K.
Nemeckova L.
6-36-1
Noorlander S.
Golarsa L.
6-26-1
Capriati J.
Majoli I.
6-17-5
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Lee J.
5-76-36-4
Tauziat N.
Stevenson A.
6-26-2
Martinez C.
Rubin C.
6-26-3
Dechaume Balleret A.
Srebotnik K.
6-16-4
Dementieva E.
Papadaki C.
6-26-2
Zuluaga F.
Granville L.
6-16-2
Clijsters K.
Barna A.
7-56-1
Gersi A.
Dechy N.
4-66-06-2
Kostanic Tosic J.
Washington M.
2-66-46-1
Williams S.
Po Messerli K.
6-16-0
Spirlea I.
Coetzer A.
6-17-5
Tanasugarn T.
Panova T.
7-66-1
Pisnik T.
Chladkova D.
6-36-4
Likhovtseva E.
Cristea C.
6-76-46-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Gagliardi E.
6-26-4
Hopmans A.
Pampoulova E.
7-66-3
Carlsson A.
Glass A.
6-06-2
Schett B.
Almeda Singian T.
6-06-1
Monami D.
Drake M.
6-16-0
Grande R.
Schwartz B.
7-64-66-4
Fernandez M.
Oremans M.
3-66-46-2
Myskina A.
Mcshea L.
6-36-2
Grzybowska M.
Nejedly J.
6-16-4
Nagyova H.
Bacheva L.
6-16-4
Sidot A.
Courtois L.
4-66-46-2
Williams V.
Poutchek T.
6-16-2
Novotna J.
Wang S.
6-26-2
Krizan T.
Shaughnessy M.
6-36-3
Kremer A.
Craybas J.
6-26-2
Huber A.
Talaja S.
2-66-26-0
Snyder T.
Cervanova L.
6-17-5
Lucic M.
De Lone E.
6-36-3
De Swardt M.
Brandi K.
6-37-6
Mauresmo A.
Henin J.
6-16-4
Pratt N.
Tu M.
6-46-2
Raymond L.
Loit E.
6-06-4
Schnyder P.
Torrens Valero C.
6-37-5
Chi J.
Kleinova S.
6-76-37-5
Kloesel S.
Lesenarova Z.
6-46-3
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Hopkins J.
6-46-2
Hingis M.
Peschke K.
6-17-5