Sandrine Testud vs Serena Williams — Filderstadt Round of 16
Filderstadt · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 October 1999
hard
Testud S.3-6 6-4 7-5
Williams S.
Testud S.
3672
Williams S.
6451
Sandrine Testud defeated Serena Williams 3-6 6-4 7-5 in the Filderstadt round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Sandrine Testud narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.
Key context
- Match story: Sandrine Testud dropped the opening set before beating Serena Williams 3–6 6–4 7–5.
Head to head
2–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-30 | WTA Tour Championships | SF | carpet | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2001-08-13 | Toronto | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-0 6-2 |
| 1999-03-05 | Indian Wells | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 7-5 6-0 |
| 1999-01-18 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Sandrine Testud | 6-2 2-6 9-7 |
| 1998-10-05 | Filderstadt | QF | hard | Sandrine Testud | 6-3 1-6 6-1 |
| 1998-08-10 | Manhattan Beach | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 3-6 6-1 |
| 1998-01-11 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 7-6 3-0 RET |
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. Small sample — read as indicative. About
Statistics
This season1st 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
Quarter-finals
Huber A.
Davenport L.
W/O
Testud S.
Appelmans S.
6-46-3
Hingis M.
Dechy N.
6-26-4
Pierce M.
Schett B.
7-67-6
R16
Huber A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-3
Davenport L.
Farina Elia S.
6-06-1
Hingis M.
Capriati J.
6-46-0
Dechy N.
Monami D.
6-36-2
Testud S.
Williams S.
3-66-47-5
Appelmans S.
Frazier A.
6-27-6
Schett B.
Dementieva E.
6-36-1
Pierce M.
Zvereva N.
7-65-76-4
R32
Dechy N.
Fernandez M.
7-66-1
Capriati J.
Spirlea I.
6-46-1
Dementieva E.
Raymond L.
6-27-5
Huber A.
Halard Decugis J.
4-67-56-1
Zvereva N.
Sidot A.
7-62-67-5
Farina Elia S.
Novotna J.
6-36-4
Appelmans S.
Coetzer A.
7-66-2
Schett B.
Tauziat N.
5-76-27-5
Frazier A.
Martinez C.
4-66-46-2
Likhovtseva E.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-16-4
Testud S.
Rubin C.
6-36-2
Monami D.
Serna M.
6-47-6