Venus Williams vs Justine Henin — Gold Coast Final
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 3–1, defending the title. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedWilliams V. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
15 shared · last 12 monthsWilliams V. and Henin J. faced 15 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Williams V. went 15–1 (94%) against them, Henin J. 14–9 (61%). Williams V. came out better against 6 of 14 comparable opponents, Henin J. against 1 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).
15–194%Williams V. · better vs 6Record vs common opponents14–961%Henin J. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
30–4Sets34–21
199–102Games273–227
2–0Tiebreaks2–2
2–0Deciding sets3–5
vs Williams S.W6-2 6-4US Open · hardL5-7 0-6US Open · hard
vs Pitkowski Malcor S.W6-0 6-1Indian Wells · hardW6-3 6-2Australian Open · hard- vs Testud S.W6-4 6-0US Open · hardW6-2 6-4Australian Open · hard
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- vs Seles M.W6-2 6-3San Diego · hardL6-4 4-6 4-6Australian Open · hard
vs Coetzer A.W2-6 6-1 8-6Australian Open · hardL5-7 6-4 2-6Hamburg · clay
vs Clijsters K.W6-3 6-1US Open · hardW6-4 3-6 6-3s Hertogenbosch · grass
vs Bovina E.W6-1 6-2San Diego · hardW6-4 6-4s Hertogenbosch · grass
vs Garbin T.W7-5 7-6Miami · hardL3-6 1-6Miami · hard- vs Capriati J.W4-6 6-1 7-6Miami · hardL2-6 6-4 1-2Berlin · grass
- vs Likhovtseva E.W6-2 6-2Wimbledon · grassW7-6 1-6 6-2Hamburg · clay
vs Asagoe S.W6-2 6-3Wimbledon · grassW6-3 6-2Roland Garros · clay
vs Schett B.L4-6 4-6Roland Garros · clayW6-3 6-4Roland Garros · clay- vs Raymond L.W6-3 6-4US Open · hardW6-4 7-6Wimbledon · grass
- vs Petrova N.W6-2 6-0Wimbledon · grassW6-0 6-3BEL vs RUS · clay
vs Mcquillan R.Hard to compareW6-4 6-2Indian Wells · hardW7-5 6-0BEL vs AUS · clay
Head-to-head
5 meetings · Williams V. leads 4–141
Hard: Williams V. leads 3–0 · Grass: level 1–1
- Williams V.January 2002Gold CoastThis matchHard7-5 6-2
- Williams V.December 2001Gold CoastHard7-5 6-2
- Williams V.August 2001New HavenHard6-3 5-7 6-2
- Williams V.June 2001WimbledonGrass6-1 3-6 6-0
- Henin J.May 2001BerlinGrass6-1 6-4
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchWilliams V.Henin J.1 662ELO2 2541 598Hard ELO2 1260–10Last 108–221Age19185 cmHeight167 cmRightPlaysRight