Mary Pierce vs Serena Williams — Indian Wells Quarter-final
Indian Wells · WTA · Quarter-final
0 — 0
Sets
Friday, 10 March 2000
hard
Pierce M.6-2 6-1
Williams S.
Pierce M.
662
Williams S.
21–
Mary Pierce defeated Serena Williams 6-2 6-1 in the Indian Wells quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending the title. Mary Pierce claimed a first win over Serena Williams in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Mary Pierce dropped just 3 games past Serena Williams.
Head to head
0–5| 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 |
| 1999-03-05 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 7-5 7-6 |
| 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
67%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.1
7.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (61 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
18°CMainly clear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 39%
Draw
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