Venus Williams vs Elena Dementieva — Indian Wells Quarter-final

Indian Wells · WTA · Quarter-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 8 March 2001
hard
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
6-0 6-3
Dementieva E.
Williams V.
662
Dementieva E.
03–

Venus Williams defeated Elena Dementieva 6-0 6-3 in the Indian Wells quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 8–3. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 9–3.

Key context

Head to head

8–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-26WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetElena Dementieva3-6 7-6(6) 6-2
2009-07-27StanfordSFhardVenus Williams6-0 6-1
2009-02-16DubaiQFhardVenus Williams6-3 6-3
2008-11-03WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetVenus Williams6-4 4-6 6-3
2008-06-23WimbledonSFgrassVenus Williams6-1 7-6(3)
2007-04-30WarsawR16clayVenus Williams6-1 7-6(4)
2005-07-09Fed Cup WG1 SF: RUS vs USARRclayVenus Williams6-1 6-2
2004-03-24MiamiQFhardElena Dementieva6-3 5-7 7-6(3)
2002-03-18MiamiQFhardVenus Williams5-7 6-3 6-2
2000-09-19OlympicsFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-4
1999-09-18Fed Cup WG1 F: USA vs RUSRRhardElena Dementieva1-6 6-3 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Dementieva E.

Dementieva E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Baseline 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. About

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Dementieva E.
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
1.7
Double faults / match·Even
4.8
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Dementieva E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
80
Break points saved·Even
83
86
Break points won·Slight edge
83
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
88
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
68

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Dementieva E.
Freshness·
100
—

Williams V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. 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