Venus Williams vs Monica Seles — Olympics Semi-final
Olympics · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 19 September 2000
hard
Williams V.6-1 4-6 6-3
Seles M.
Williams V.
6462
Seles M.
1631
Venus Williams defeated Monica Seles 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the Olympics semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 8–1. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 9–1.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–3.
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 |
| 2000-08-21 | New Haven | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2000-07-31 | San Diego | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-0 6-7(3) 6-3 |
| 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
Quarter-finals
Dokic J.
Coetzer A.
6-11-66-1
Dementieva E.
Schett B.
2-66-26-2
Seles M.
Monami D.
6-06-2
Williams V.
Sanchez Vicario A.
3-66-26-4
R16
Seles M.
Dechy N.
6-26-3
Monami D.
Farina Elia S.
6-17-5
Schett B.
Halard Decugis J.
2-66-26-1
Dementieva E.
Habsudova K.
6-26-1
Coetzer A.
Appelmans S.
6-36-1
Dokic J.
De Los Rios R.
7-657-5
Williams V.
Kandarr J.
6-26-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Zuluaga F.
6-26-0
R32
De Los Rios R.
Davenport L.
W/O
Williams V.
Tanasugarn T.
6-26-3
Kandarr J.
Gagliardi E.
7-56-4
Zuluaga F.
Callens E.
6-36-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Wartusch P.
6-26-4
Seles M.
Oremans M.
6-16-1
Dechy N.
Pratt N.
6-36-1
Farina Elia S.
Talaja S.
3-66-46-4
Monami D.
Myskina A.
6-26-3
Halard Decugis J.
Bedanova D.
6-36-4
Schett B.
Salerni M.
7-656-4
Dementieva E.
Boogert K.
6-24-67-5
Habsudova K.
Martinez C.
1-66-06-4
Coetzer A.
Kremer A.
4-66-36-4
Appelmans S.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-26-2
Dokic J.
Grande R.
5-76-36-3
R64
Pratt N.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-36-3
Oremans M.
Labat F.
6-26-4
Seles M.
Marosi K.
6-06-1
Appelmans S.
Jeyaseelan S.
7-56-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Li N.
6-17-5
Wartusch P.
Barabanschikova O.
6-46-2
Callens E.
Asagoe S.
6-06-4
Zuluaga F.
Mauresmo A.
6-33-66-2
Kandarr J.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-4
Gagliardi E.
Prakusya W.
6-47-62
Tanasugarn T.
Pisnik T.
6-46-3
Williams V.
Nagyova H.
6-26-2
Monami D.
Gersi A.
6-16-1
Myskina A.
Daniilidou E.
6-17-5
Farina Elia S.
Black C.
6-23-66-3
Talaja S.
Etienne N.
6-16-0
Dokic J.
Sugiyama A.
6-07-61
Grande R.
Plischke S.
6-26-2
De Los Rios R.
Peschke K.
6-36-0
Davenport L.
Suarez P.
6-26-2
Vento Kabchi M.
Hopmans A.
6-46-3
Kremer A.
Majoli I.
6-26-4
Coetzer A.
Kuti Kis R.
6-16-1
Habsudova K.
Srebotnik K.
6-37-67
Martinez C.
Mandula P.
6-16-0
Boogert K.
Tulyaganova I.
6-26-2
Dementieva E.
Vavrinec M.
6-16-1
Schett B.
Molik A.
7-676-2
Salerni M.
Zvereva N.
6-34-66-2
Bedanova D.
Yi J.
6-26-736-3
Halard Decugis J.
Garbin T.
6-46-2
Dechy N.
Serna M.
6-16-2