Venus Williams vs Martina Hingis — US Open Semi-final

US Open · WTA · Semi-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 22 August 2000
hard
SUI
Martina Hingis
45 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
4-6 6-3 7-5
Hingis M.
Williams V.
4672
Hingis M.
6351

Venus Williams defeated Martina Hingis 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the US Open semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Martina Hingis came in leading the head-to-head 11–9, defending last year's final. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 11–10.

Key context

Head to head

9–11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-05-15RomeSFclayMartina Hingis0-6 6-3 6-3
2006-05-01WarsawR16clayVenus Williams4-6 7-5 6-4
2002-04-30HamburgSFclayVenus Williams7-5 6-3
2001-03-21MiamiSFhardVenus Williams6-3 7-6(6)
2001-01-15Australian OpenSFhardMartina Hingis6-1 6-1
2000-06-26WimbledonQFgrassVenus Williams6-3 4-6 6-4
1999-11-15WTA Tour ChampionshipsSFcarpetMartina Hingis6-4 7-6
1999-10-11ZurichFhardVenus Williams6-3 6-4
1999-09-27Grand Slam CupSFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-7(6) 9-7
1999-08-30US OpenSFhardMartina Hingis6-1 4-6 6-3
1999-08-02San DiegoFhardMartina Hingis6-4 6-0
1999-05-03RomeSFclayVenus Williams6-4 1-6 6-4
1998-05-25Roland GarrosQFclayMartina Hingis6-3 6-4
1998-05-04RomeFclayMartina Hingis6-3 2-6 6-3
1998-03-19Key BiscayneSFhardVenus Williams6-2 5-7 6-2
1998-03-05Indian WellsSFhardMartina Hingis6-0 7-6
1998-01-11SydneyR16hardVenus Williams3-6 6-4 7-5
1997-08-25US OpenFhardMartina Hingis6-0 6-4
1997-07-28San DiegoR16hardMartina Hingis6-2 6-1
1997-03-20Key BiscayneR32hardMartina Hingis6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Hingis M.

Hingis M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Hingis M.

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 V.Hingis M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
51%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 84). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Hingis M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
46
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
74
Break points won·Clear edge
83
68
Deciding sets·Clear edge
30
46
Tiebreaks·
86
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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