Venus Williams vs Monica Seles — San Diego Final
San Diego · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 July 2000
hard
Williams V.6-0 6-7 6-3
Seles M.
Williams V.
66362
Seles M.
07731
Venus Williams defeated Monica Seles 6-0 6-7 6-3 in the San Diego final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 8–1, defending last year's final. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 9–1.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams handed Monica Seles a first-set bagel in a 6–0 6–7 6–3 win.
Head to head
8–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-06 | WTA Tour Championships | QF | carpet | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2002-08-26 | US Open | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2002-05-27 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Venus Williams | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2002-01-14 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Monica Seles | 6-7(4) 6-2 6-3 |
| 2001-07-30 | San Diego | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2000-09-19 | Olympics | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-1 4-6 6-3 |
| 2000-08-21 | New Haven | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1999-08-23 | New Haven | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-1 6-3 |
| 1998-07-27 | Stanford | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
54%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
65%
50%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
44%
26%
Service points won·Clear edge
56%
39%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Clear edge
57%
40%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
12.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Draw
Final
Williams V.
Seles M.
6-06-736-3
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Martinez C.
6-36-0
Seles M.
Testud S.
4-66-27-65
Kournikova A.
Tauziat N.
2-66-47-5
Frazier A.
Hingis M.
6-36-3
R16
Williams V.
Coetzer A.
6-06-4
Martinez C.
Pratt N.
4-66-06-3
Testud S.
Panova T.
6-26-3
Seles M.
Tu M.
7-57-5
Tauziat N.
Likhovtseva E.
6-16-2
Kournikova A.
Davenport L.
2-66-47-5
Hingis M.
Monami D.
6-27-62
Frazier A.
Dechy N.
6-33-66-1
R32
Likhovtseva E.
Capriati J.
6-46-0
Dechy N.
Sidot A.
4-66-46-2
Frazier A.
Huber A.
6-07-63
Coetzer A.
Raymond L.
4-67-56-1
Pratt N.
Zuluaga F.
6-24-66-2
Martinez C.
Clijsters K.
6-36-4
Testud S.
Rubin C.
3-67-56-2
Panova T.
Schett B.
4-66-47-5
Tu M.
Dementieva E.
6-22-66-3
Kournikova A.
Stevenson A.
6-26-3
Monami D.
Sugiyama A.
6-27-64
Tauziat N.
Kremer A.
6-46-3