Meghann Shaughnessy vs Venus Williams — Stanford Quarter-final

Stanford · WTA · Quarter-final
USA
Meghann Shaughnessy
47 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 July 2001
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Shaughnessy M.
2-6 7-5 7-6
Williams V.
Shaughnessy M.
27772
Williams V.
65641

Meghann Shaughnessy defeated Venus Williams 2-6 7-5 7-6 in the Stanford quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending the title, but Meghann Shaughnessy had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 8 on hard. Meghann Shaughnessy narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-03-19MiamiR16hardMeghann Shaughnessy7-6(2) 6-1
2002-08-19New HavenR16hardVenus Williams6-2 6-4
2002-07-22StanfordR16hardVenus Williams6-4 6-1
2001-04-30HamburgFclayVenus Williams6-3 6-0
2001-01-15Australian OpenR64hardVenus Williams6-3 7-6(3)
2000-08-22US OpenR32hardVenus Williams7-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Shaughnessy M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Shaughnessy M.

Serve advantage — Williams V.

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
Shaughnessy M.Williams V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.2
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.2
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (94 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Shaughnessy M.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
36
54
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
83
Break points won·Dominant
52
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
45
30
Tiebreaks·
—
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Shaughnessy M.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Davenport L.
6-46-756-1
Semi-finals
Davenport L.
Seles M.
6-46-2
Clijsters K.
Shaughnessy M.
6-32-66-1
Quarter-finals
Clijsters K.
Rubin C.
6-36-1
Shaughnessy M.
Williams V.
2-67-57-64
Seles M.
Osterloh L.
6-27-5
Davenport L.
Kandarr J.
6-36-1
R16
Davenport L.
Grande R.
6-36-2
Clijsters K.
Black C.
6-23-67-5
Rubin C.
Bovina E.
6-46-0
Osterloh L.
Cacic S.
6-26-3
Seles M.
Tu M.
7-626-2
Kandarr J.
Frazier A.
7-56-736-3
Shaughnessy M.
Pratt N.
6-26-2
Williams V.
Brandi K.
6-46-3
R32
Shaughnessy M.
Bedanova D.
7-57-64
Rubin C.
Weingartner M.
6-26-4
Cacic S.
Kremer A.
6-45-77-66
Black C.
Nimmers K.
6-06-2
Osterloh L.
Hopkins J.
7-646-0
Bovina E.
Cho Y.
6-736-36-2
Tu M.
Granville L.
4-66-26-1
Frazier A.
Irvin M.
2-66-36-3
Brandi K.
Pelletier M.
6-46-3
Pratt N.
Panova T.
3-67-637-5
Kandarr J.
Stewart B.
6-36-2
Grande R.
Nejedly J.
6-47-66