Serena Williams vs Kim Clijsters — Indian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Friday, 10 March 2000
hard
BEL
Kim Clijsters
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
Williams S.
6-4 6-4
Clijsters K.
Williams S.
662
Clijsters K.
44–

Serena Williams defeated Kim Clijsters 6-4 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending the title. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Serena Williams edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

6–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-31US OpenSFhardKim Clijsters6-4 7-5
2003-03-19MiamiSFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-2
2003-01-13Australian OpenSFhardSerena Williams4-6 6-3 7-5
2002-11-06WTA Tour ChampionshipsFcarpetKim Clijsters7-5 6-3
2002-09-16TokyoFhardSerena Williams2-6 6-3 6-3
2001-03-21MiamiR16hardSerena Williams6-0 6-2
2001-03-08Indian WellsFhardSerena Williams4-6 6-4 6-2
1999-08-30US OpenR32hardSerena Williams4-6 6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

Clijsters K.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Even 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 season
Williams S.Clijsters K.
1st 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 pressure
Williams S.Clijsters K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
95
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
87
Break points won·Clear edge
96
82
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
75
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-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
18°CMainly clear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw

Final
Davenport L.
Hingis M.
4-66-46-0
Semi-finals
Hingis M.
Pierce M.
6-46-2
Davenport L.
Dementieva E.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Hingis M.
Seles M.
6-36-1
Davenport L.
Martinez C.
6-26-1
Dementieva E.
Rubin C.
6-46-1
Pierce M.
Williams S.
6-26-1
R16
Martinez C.
Monami D.
6-03-0
Dementieva E.
Dechy N.
7-626-2
Pierce M.
Likhovtseva E.
6-35-77-5
Williams S.
Clijsters K.
6-46-4
Seles M.
Appelmans S.
3-66-26-3
Davenport L.
Halard Decugis J.
6-26-1
Hingis M.
Schett B.
6-16-1
Rubin C.
Habsudova K.
6-06-1
R32
Halard Decugis J.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-34-66-3
Monami D.
Gagliardi E.
4-66-36-0
Hingis M.
Sugiyama A.
6-16-2
Schett B.
Grzybowska M.
6-26-1
Clijsters K.
Panova T.
6-37-66
Appelmans S.
Black C.
6-37-65
Martinez C.
Dokic J.
6-27-64
Williams S.
Grande R.
6-46-4
Habsudova K.
Tauziat N.
6-46-4
Rubin C.
Testud S.
6-42-66-2
Dementieva E.
Serna M.
4-66-46-4
Dechy N.
Kournikova A.
7-55-77-65
Pierce M.
Morariu C.
6-24-66-2
Likhovtseva E.
Lucic M.
2-66-47-5
Seles M.
Schnyder P.
6-06-3
Davenport L.
Zvereva N.
6-46-2
R64
Clijsters K.
Mauresmo A.
3-0
Seles M.
Farina Elia S.
6-16-2
Martinez C.
Maleeva M.
6-36-3
Davenport L.
Spirlea I.
6-06-1
Habsudova K.
Kremer A.
7-656-4
Panova T.
Pratt N.
6-46-4
Likhovtseva E.
Plischke S.
6-46-757-5
Tauziat N.
Sidot A.
6-26-4
Dokic J.
Talaja S.
5-77-56-1
Gagliardi E.
Leon Garcia G.
4-66-26-2
Rubin C.
Drake M.
6-756-36-4
Zvereva N.
Raymond L.
1-66-36-2
Dragomir Ilie R.
Osterloh L.
6-36-3
Monami D.
Coetzer A.
1-66-46-1
Halard Decugis J.
Montolio A.
2-66-26-2
Hingis M.
Frazier A.
6-36-3
Lucic M.
Lee J.
6-26-4
Sugiyama A.
Barabanschikova O.
3-66-46-3
Grzybowska M.
Smashnova A.
7-656-2
Schett B.
Brandi K.
6-16-2
Black C.
Capriati J.
5-76-16-2
Appelmans S.
Snyder T.
6-27-67
Dechy N.
Shaughnessy M.
7-57-65
Schnyder P.
Irvin M.
6-26-1
Morariu C.
Torrens Valero C.
6-26-2
Pierce M.
Jeyaseelan S.
6-16-3
Kournikova A.
Chladkova D.
7-56-2
Serna M.
Bedanova D.
6-36-4
Dementieva E.
Huber A.
6-44-66-4
Williams S.
Stevenson A.
7-53-66-2
Testud S.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
5-76-26-4
Grande R.
Nejedly J.
6-17-64
R128
Snyder T.
Cocheteux A.
6-24-1
Irvin M.
Tanasugarn T.
2-67-676-1
Dementieva E.
Srebotnik K.
6-06-3
Lee J.
Parkinson H.
6-26-3
Jeyaseelan S.
Steck J.
6-16-2
Habsudova K.
Rippner B.
7-657-5
Gagliardi E.
Nagyova H.
6-36-4
Osterloh L.
Kuti Kis R.
4-66-46-3
Barabanschikova O.
Weingartner M.
6-16-1
Grande R.
Myskina A.
6-26-4
Drake M.
De Lone E.
6-06-1
Nejedly J.
Suarez P.
3-66-37-63
Montolio A.
Kleinova S.
6-26-4
Bedanova D.
Pisnik T.
4-67-56-3
Grzybowska M.
Jidkova A.
6-46-3
Maleeva M.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-26-2