Lindsay Davenport vs Serena Williams — US Open Quarter-final

US Open · WTA · Quarter-final
USA
Lindsay Davenport
50 yrs · 189 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 22 August 2000
hard
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
Davenport L.
6-4 6-2
Williams S.
Davenport L.
662
Williams S.
42–

Lindsay Davenport defeated Serena Williams 6-4 6-2 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 10–3, defending the title. Lindsay Davenport narrowed the head-to-head to 10–4.

Key context

Head to head

3–10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-01-17Australian OpenFhardSerena Williams2-6 6-3 6-0
2004-11-10WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetLindsay Davenport3-6 7-5 6-1
2004-07-19Los AngelesFhardLindsay Davenport6-1 6-3
2003-04-07CharlestonSFclaySerena Williams6-1 7-5
2002-08-26US OpenSFhardSerena Williams6-3 7-5
2001-08-27US OpenQFhardSerena Williams6-3 6-7(7) 7-5
2001-03-08Indian WellsQFhardSerena Williams6-1 6-2
2000-08-07Los AngelesFhardSerena Williams4-6 6-4 7-6(1)
1999-09-27Grand Slam CupSFhardSerena Williams6-3 6-4
1999-08-30US OpenSFhardSerena Williams6-4 1-6 6-4
1999-03-05Indian WellsR32hardSerena Williams6-4 6-2
1998-01-11SydneyQFhardSerena Williams1-6 7-5 7-5
1997-11-03ChicagoSFcarpetLindsay Davenport6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Davenport L.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Davenport L.

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
Davenport L.Williams S.
1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
7.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (116 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Davenport L.Williams S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
95
Break points saved·Clear edge
72
94
Break points won·Dominant
70
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
71
98
Tiebreaks·
—
95

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 48%

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Davenport L.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Williams V.
Hingis M.
4-66-37-5
Davenport L.
Dementieva E.
6-27-6
Quarter-finals
Dementieva E.
Huber A.
6-13-66-3
Davenport L.
Williams S.
6-46-2
Williams V.
Tauziat N.
6-41-66-1
Hingis M.
Seles M.
6-07-5
R16
Huber A.
Pierce M.
6-4
Tauziat N.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-36-2
Hingis M.
Testud S.
6-26-1
Seles M.
Capriati J.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Serna M.
6-26-2
Dementieva E.
Osterloh L.
6-36-77-6
Davenport L.
Henin J.
6-06-4
Williams S.
Dokic J.
7-66-0
R32
Tauziat N.
Lee J.
6-36-2
Hingis M.
Garbin T.
6-16-0
Serna M.
Coetzer A.
7-57-6
Williams V.
Shaughnessy M.
7-66-1
Seles M.
Rubin C.
6-34-66-4
Capriati J.
Gersi A.
6-26-3
Testud S.
Boogert K.
6-06-1
Davenport L.
Tanasugarn T.
6-26-1
Henin J.
Kournikova A.
6-47-6
Dokic J.
Schiavone F.
7-67-5
Williams S.
Casoni G.
6-46-2
Pierce M.
Raymond L.
6-47-6
Huber A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-26-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Bradshaw A.
7-66-0
Dementieva E.
Martinez C.
6-46-1
Osterloh L.
Asagoe S.
7-56-0
R64
Osterloh L.
Monami D.
7-64-6
Gersi A.
Dechy N.
7-6
Martinez C.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-36-2
Dementieva E.
Plischke S.
6-47-6
Raymond L.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-46-2
Asagoe S.
Schnyder P.
7-56-4
Kournikova A.
Kleinova S.
6-46-1
Dokic J.
Oremans M.
6-16-4
Schiavone F.
Pizzichini G.
6-46-4
Casoni G.
Bacheva L.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Petrova N.
6-36-2
Pierce M.
Maleeva M.
7-52-66-1
Williams V.
Peschke K.
6-16-1
Seles M.
Kremer A.
6-36-4
Rubin C.
Schett B.
2-66-16-1
Hingis M.
Brandi K.
6-16-1
Garbin T.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-16-3
Coetzer A.
Kandarr J.
2-66-46-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Jeyaseelan S.
6-46-1
Lee J.
Buth D.
6-27-5
Serna M.
Grande R.
7-66-3
Shaughnessy M.
Nola P.
6-36-2
Bradshaw A.
Irvin M.
6-36-1
Boogert K.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-4
Testud S.
Tulyaganova I.
6-46-3
Capriati J.
Nagyova H.
6-26-2
Huber A.
Panova T.
6-26-3
Likhovtseva E.
Callens E.
7-64-66-1
Tauziat N.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-36-1
Tanasugarn T.
Ruano Pascual V.
3-66-36-1
Henin J.
Molik A.
6-26-2
Davenport L.
Clijsters K.
4-66-26-2
R128
Lee J.
Washington M.
6-46-4
Grande R.
Cristea C.
6-26-2
Peschke K.
Myskina A.
6-15-76-3
Serna M.
Wartusch P.
7-67-5
Kandarr J.
Rippner B.
6-32-66-4
Coetzer A.
Cacic S.
6-26-2
Davenport L.
Leon Garcia G.
6-06-1
Clijsters K.
Marrero M.
6-06-0
Tanasugarn T.
Montolio A.
6-16-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Srebotnik K.
4-66-46-3
Henin J.
Labat F.
6-26-4
Molik A.
Chladkova D.
6-16-2
Kleinova S.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
7-57-6
Kournikova A.
Parkinson H.
6-26-3
Oremans M.
Halard Decugis J.
6-36-4
Dokic J.
Smashnova A.
6-16-0
Pizzichini G.
Hopmans A.
7-66-0
Schiavone F.
Talaja S.
6-36-3
Bacheva L.
De Los Rios R.
6-26-4
Casoni G.
Nagy K.
3-67-66-3
Petrova N.
Bedanova D.
6-16-2
Williams S.
Pisnik T.
6-36-2
Pierce M.
Stevenson A.
6-36-4
Maleeva M.
Yi J.
6-36-3
Raymond L.
Grzybowska M.
6-16-0
Dragomir Ilie R.
Schlukebir K.
6-46-1
Callens E.
De Lone E.
6-16-1
Likhovtseva E.
Schnitzer M.
7-66-4
Panova T.
Sfar S.
6-36-1
Huber A.
Tu M.
6-26-3
Monami D.
Bachmann A.
6-36-3
Osterloh L.
Torrens Valero C.
6-03-66-3
Schnyder P.
Craybas J.
5-76-16-3
Asagoe S.
Mcquillan R.
6-23-66-3
Plischke S.
Suarez P.
6-36-3
Dementieva E.
Snyder T.
7-56-1
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Mandula P.
6-37-5
Martinez C.
Frazier A.
6-32-66-3
Tauziat N.
Cervanova L.
3-66-26-4
Vento Kabchi M.
Appelmans S.
6-46-2
Hingis M.
Jidkova A.
6-36-1
Brandi K.
Vaskova A.
6-26-3
Kostanic Tosic J.
Arn G.
6-47-6
Garbin T.
Marosi K.
6-16-1
Sugiyama A.
Nacuk S.
6-16-76-3
Boogert K.
Lucic M.
4-66-46-1
Tulyaganova I.
Webb V.
3-66-36-4
Testud S.
Pratt N.
6-36-1
Capriati J.
Gagliardi E.
6-46-0
Nagyova H.
Vavrinec M.
6-46-2
Gersi A.
Hopkins J.
6-16-4
Dechy N.
Black C.
6-36-2
Rubin C.
Carlsson A.
6-26-2
Schett B.
Farina Elia S.
6-43-67-6
Kremer A.
Barabanschikova O.
6-26-4
Seles M.
Almeda Singian T.
6-06-2
Williams V.
Sidot A.
6-36-4
Shaughnessy M.
Habsudova K.
6-46-4
Nola P.
Nejedly J.
6-16-2
Jeyaseelan S.
Cocheteux A.
6-27-5
Sanchez Vicario A.
Kruger J.
5-76-47-6
Bradshaw A.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-46-2
Irvin M.
Kuti Kis R.
6-46-77-5
Buth D.
Cargill A.
7-67-5