Venus Williams vs Sandrine Testud — Philadelphia Quarter-final

Philadelphia · WTA · Quarter-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 November 1999
carpet
FRA
Sandrine Testud
54 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLL
Williams V.
6-1 7-6
Testud S.
Williams V.
672
Testud S.
16–

Venus Williams defeated Sandrine Testud 6-1 7-6 in the Philadelphia quarter-final on carpet. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-02-18DubaiSFhardSandrine Testud1-6 7-6(5) 6-4
2001-08-27US OpenR16hardVenus Williams6-4 6-0
2001-08-19New HavenR16hardVenus Williams7-6(5) 6-3
1999-08-02San DiegoQFhardVenus Williams7-5 6-1
1997-08-25US OpenQFhardVenus Williams7-5 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Testud S.

Testud S.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Testud S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
44%
28%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
49%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
4.0

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

Draw

Final
Davenport L.
Hingis M.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Hingis M.
Tauziat N.
6-46-2
Davenport L.
Williams V.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Davenport L.
Halard Decugis J.
4-66-26-1
Tauziat N.
Raymond L.
7-66-4
Williams V.
Testud S.
6-17-6
Hingis M.
Frazier A.
7-66-4
R16
Hingis M.
Rubin C.
6-36-0
Davenport L.
Stevenson A.
6-26-3
Halard Decugis J.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-16-4
Williams V.
Bedanova D.
6-46-1
Testud S.
Monami D.
6-46-4
Raymond L.
Nagyova H.
2-66-36-3
Tauziat N.
Capriati J.
6-43-67-5
Frazier A.
Henin J.
7-56-4
R32
Monami D.
Likhovtseva E.
6-16-2
Nagyova H.
Noorlander S.
6-06-3
Frazier A.
Irvin M.
6-16-2
Rubin C.
Smashnova A.
6-46-4
Capriati J.
Clijsters K.
7-56-3
Testud S.
Craybas J.
7-66-2
Bedanova D.
Black C.
6-37-5
Halard Decugis J.
Martinez C.
7-56-2
Vento Kabchi M.
Spirlea I.
3-67-66-2
Henin J.
Kournikova A.
7-66-4
Stevenson A.
Huber A.
7-52-66-1
Raymond L.
Coetzer A.
4-67-56-3