Venus Williams vs Lindsay Davenport — New Haven Final

New Haven · WTA · Final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 19 August 2001
hard
USA
Lindsay Davenport
50 yrs · 189 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Williams V.
7-6 6-4
Davenport L.
Williams V.
7862
Davenport L.
664–

Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport 7-6 6-4 in the New Haven final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 11–9, defending the title. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 12–9.

Key context

Head to head

11–9
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-06-20WimbledonFgrassVenus Williams4-6 7-6(4) 9-7
2005-04-04Amelia IslandQFclayLindsay Davenport1-6 6-3 6-4
2004-08-30US OpenR16hardLindsay Davenport7-5 6-4
2004-07-19Los AngelesSFhardLindsay Davenport7-5 2-0 RET
2004-07-12StanfordFhardLindsay Davenport7-6(4) 5-7 7-6(4)
2003-06-23WimbledonQFgrassVenus Williams6-2 2-6 6-1
2002-08-19New HavenFhardVenus Williams7-5 6-0
2002-07-29San DiegoSFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-1
2001-07-30San DiegoSFhardVenus Williams6-2 7-5
2001-06-25WimbledonSFgrassVenus Williams6-2 6-7(1) 6-1
2000-10-14LinzFhardLindsay Davenport6-4 3-6 6-2
2000-08-22US OpenFhardVenus Williams6-4 7-5
2000-07-24StanfordFhardVenus Williams6-1 6-4
2000-06-26WimbledonFgrassVenus Williams6-3 7-6
1999-11-08PhiladelphiaSFcarpetLindsay Davenport6-1 6-2
1999-08-23New HavenFhardVenus Williams6-2 7-5
1999-08-02San DiegoSFhardVenus Williams6-4 7-5
1999-07-26StanfordFhardLindsay Davenport7-6 6-2
1999-01-18Australian OpenQFhardLindsay Davenport6-4 6-0
1998-10-12ZurichFhardLindsay Davenport7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Davenport L.

Davenport L.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Davenport L.

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.Davenport L.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
4.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 116). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Davenport L.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
72
Break points won·Clear edge
83
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
71
Tiebreaks·
86
—

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Davenport L.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Davenport L.
7-666-4
Semi-finals
Davenport L.
Clijsters K.
W/O
Williams V.
Capriati J.
6-47-61
Quarter-finals
Capriati J.
Dokic J.
6-46-3
Williams V.
Henin J.
6-35-76-2
Clijsters K.
Tauziat N.
6-26-2
Davenport L.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-4
R16
Davenport L.
Myskina A.
6-26-1
Capriati J.
Huber A.
0-66-36-2
Henin J.
Schett B.
6-36-2
Tauziat N.
Peschke K.
6-17-63
Clijsters K.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-16-4
Mauresmo A.
Nagyova H.
7-6146-3
Dokic J.
Raymond L.
6-36-0
Williams V.
Testud S.
7-656-3
R32
Raymond L.
Razzano V.
6-16-2
Tauziat N.
Shaughnessy M.
6-22-67-5
Peschke K.
Bedanova D.
1-66-36-2
Huber A.
Serna M.
6-26-2
Dokic J.
Dementieva E.
4-67-56-4
Schett B.
Dechy N.
7-666-4
Testud S.
Granville L.
6-46-3
Henin J.
Carlsson A.
6-26-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Suarez P.
7-646-2
Myskina A.
Coetzer A.
6-37-5
Nagyova H.
Farina Elia S.
6-16-2
Mauresmo A.
Maleeva M.
6-36-4