Venus Williams vs Justine Henin — Gold Coast Final
Gold Coast · WTA · Final
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1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 1 January 2002 ·
hard
Williams V.7-5 6-2
Henin J.
Williams V.
762
Henin J.
520
Venus Williams defeated Justine Henin 7-5 6-2 in the Gold Coast final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–2, defending the title. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 8–2.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.
Head to head
7–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08-27 | US Open | SF | hard | Justine Henin | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2003-01-13 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2002-06-24 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2002-04-08 | Amelia Island | F | clay | Venus Williams | 2-6 7-5 7-6 |
| 2002-02-11 | Antwerp | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 5-7 6-3 |
| 2001-12-30 | Gold Coast | F | hard | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2001-08-19 | New Haven | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 5-7 6-2 |
| 2001-06-25 | Wimbledon | F | grass | Venus Williams | 6-1 3-6 6-0 |
| 2001-05-07 | Berlin | R16 | grass | Justine Henin | 6-1 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
4.8
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
44
80
Break points saved·Dominant
34
71
Break points won·Even
91
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
27
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
78
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About