Serena Williams vs Kim Clijsters — Indian Wells Final

Indian Wells · WTA · Final
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 8 March 2001
hard
BEL
Kim Clijsters
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
Williams S.
4-6 6-4 6-2
Clijsters K.
Williams S.
4662
Clijsters K.
6421

Serena Williams defeated Kim Clijsters 4-6 6-4 6-2 in the Indian Wells final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

Head to head

6–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-31US OpenSFhardKim Clijsters6-4 7-5
2003-03-19MiamiSFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-2
2003-01-13Australian OpenSFhardSerena Williams4-6 6-3 7-5
2002-11-06WTA Tour ChampionshipsFcarpetKim Clijsters7-5 6-3
2002-09-16TokyoFhardSerena Williams2-6 6-3 6-3
2001-03-21MiamiR16hardSerena Williams6-0 6-2
2000-03-10Indian WellsR16hardSerena Williams6-4 6-4
1999-08-30US OpenR32hardSerena Williams4-6 6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

Clijsters K.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Williams S.

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
Williams S.Clijsters K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
46%
48%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Clijsters K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
95
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
88
Break points won·Clear edge
96
82
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
66

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
20°CMainly clear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 56%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Clijsters K.
4-66-46-2
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Williams V.
W/O
Clijsters K.
Hingis M.
6-22-66-1
Quarter-finals
Clijsters K.
Bovina E.
6-26-2
Hingis M.
Farina Elia S.
6-06-1
Williams V.
Dementieva E.
6-06-3
Williams S.
Davenport L.
6-16-2
R16
Dementieva E.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-3
Farina Elia S.
Huber A.
6-34-66-4
Bovina E.
Dechy N.
6-32-67-5
Hingis M.
Schett B.
6-37-64
Clijsters K.
Sugiyama A.
6-44-66-2
Williams V.
Mcquillan R.
6-46-2
Williams S.
Maleeva M.
6-36-2
Davenport L.
Raymond L.
6-46-2
R32
Schett B.
Suarez P.
6-36-3
Mcquillan R.
Shaughnessy M.
6-36-4
Huber A.
Tanasugarn T.
3-66-46-3
Williams V.
Black C.
6-43-66-0
Williams S.
Leon Garcia G.
6-36-1
Davenport L.
Sidot A.
6-46-4
Raymond L.
Testud S.
6-776-47-5
Hingis M.
Torrens Valero C.
6-36-0
Clijsters K.
Henin J.
1-66-46-3
Dechy N.
Sanchez Vicario A.
7-693-66-2
Farina Elia S.
Dominikovic E.
6-16-3
Bovina E.
Schiavone F.
6-35-76-3
Dementieva E.
Kremer A.
6-16-4
Maleeva M.
Serna M.
7-56-2
Sugiyama A.
Garbin T.
6-46-2
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Petrova N.
6-46-4
R64
Sidot A.
Courtois L.
5-77-636-0
Dechy N.
Osterloh L.
6-16-1
Raymond L.
Majoli I.
6-27-5
Testud S.
Montolio A.
6-16-3
Maleeva M.
Poutchek T.
4-67-626-1
Serna M.
Kuti Kis R.
6-26-3
Leon Garcia G.
De Los Rios R.
6-26-2
Schett B.
Kleinova S.
6-26-1
Hingis M.
Peschke K.
7-56-0
Torrens Valero C.
Panova T.
7-57-5
Suarez P.
Kandarr J.
6-44-66-4
Williams S.
Gersi A.
6-36-2
Davenport L.
Pratt N.
6-26-1
Huber A.
Cacic S.
7-57-5
Tanasugarn T.
Vavrinec M.
6-27-5
Williams V.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-06-1
Farina Elia S.
Jankovic J.
6-26-4
Dominikovic E.
Tauziat N.
6-44-67-5
Garbin T.
Seles M.
7-663-66-4
Sugiyama A.
Husarova J.
7-56-0
Henin J.
Rittner B.
6-36-4
Black C.
Grande R.
6-24-66-1
Shaughnessy M.
Loit E.
6-26-1
Mcquillan R.
Frazier A.
7-57-5
Petrova N.
Talaja S.
6-36-3
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Likhovtseva E.
3-66-36-2
Kremer A.
Pisnik T.
7-56-1
Clijsters K.
Plischke S.
6-26-3
Dementieva E.
Brandi K.
6-26-0
Bovina E.
Martinez C.
6-46-4
Schiavone F.
Schnyder P.
6-47-5
Sanchez Vicario A.
Hopkins J.
6-06-756-4
R128
De Los Rios R.
Bacheva L.
7-637-62
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Stevenson A.
4-66-46-4
Rittner B.
De Swardt M.
6-16-2
Vavrinec M.
Snyder T.
3-66-36-3
Courtois L.
Wartusch P.
6-23-66-3
Plischke S.
Chladkova D.
7-646-2
Majoli I.
Weingartner M.
6-46-2
Jankovic J.
Rippner B.
6-15-77-66
Dominikovic E.
Tu M.
6-26-3
Garbin T.
Barabanschikova O.
7-626-3
Grande R.
Li F.
6-26-2
Loit E.
Smashnova A.
6-36-746-3
Mcquillan R.
Jeyaseelan S.
4-66-16-3
Petrova N.
Nola P.
6-46-3
Montolio A.
Ruano Pascual V.
7-53-66-3
Poutchek T.
Oremans M.
1-66-26-3
Kuti Kis R.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-4
Pisnik T.
Carlsson A.
6-26-2
Krasnoroutskaya L.
Buth D.
7-56-3
Hopkins J.
Grzybowska M.
6-26-1
Osterloh L.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-13-67-5
Brandi K.
Casoni G.
6-26-1
Bovina E.
Tulyaganova I.
6-46-3
Schiavone F.
Glass A.
6-46-1
Peschke K.
Asagoe S.
6-33-66-2
Gersi A.
Jidkova A.
6-36-3
Torrens Valero C.
Gagliardi E.
6-37-5
Kandarr J.
Bedanova D.
7-633-67-66
Husarova J.
Nejedly J.
5-76-36-3
Pratt N.
Morariu C.
6-36-1
Kleinova S.
Marrero M.
6-46-3
Cacic S.
Srebotnik K.
6-46-3