Monica Seles vs Venus Williams — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
USA
Monica Seles
52 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2002
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Seles M.
6-7 6-2 6-3
Williams V.
Seles M.
64662
Williams V.
77231

Monica Seles defeated Venus Williams 6-7 6-2 6-3 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 9–0, defending last year's semi-final, but Monica Seles had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on hard. Monica Seles claimed a first win over Venus Williams in ten meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 9–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–9
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-11-06WTA Tour ChampionshipsQFcarpetVenus Williams7-5 6-4
2002-08-26US OpenQFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-3
2002-05-27Roland GarrosQFclayVenus Williams6-4 6-3
2001-07-30San DiegoFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-3
2000-09-19OlympicsSFhardVenus Williams6-1 4-6 6-3
2000-08-21New HavenFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-4
2000-07-31San DiegoFhardVenus Williams6-0 6-7(3) 6-3
1999-08-23New HavenSFhardVenus Williams6-1 6-3
1998-07-27StanfordSFhardVenus Williams6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Seles M.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Seles M.

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. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Statistics

This season
Seles M.Williams V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
61%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
50%
65%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
26%
44%
Service points won·Clear edge
39%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Clear edge
40%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
12.0
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (1 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 56%

Draw

Final
Capriati J.
Hingis M.
4-67-676-2
Semi-finals
Capriati J.
Clijsters K.
7-53-66-1
Hingis M.
Seles M.
4-66-16-4
Quarter-finals
Capriati J.
Mauresmo A.
6-26-2
Seles M.
Williams V.
6-746-26-3
Clijsters K.
Henin J.
6-26-3
Hingis M.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-26-3
R16
Seles M.
Medina Garrigues A.
4-2
Serra Zanetti A.
Sucha M.
6-17-5
Hingis M.
Coetzer A.
6-16-0
Williams V.
Maleeva M.
6-06-3
Capriati J.
Grande R.
6-37-69
Mauresmo A.
Weingartner M.
6-04-67-5
Clijsters K.
Husarova J.
6-06-2
Henin J.
Dementieva E.
6-06-3
R32
Clijsters K.
Watson C.
6-16-2
Mauresmo A.
Tanasugarn T.
7-636-1
Williams V.
Hantuchova D.
3-66-06-4
Maleeva M.
Raymond L.
7-56-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Dechy N.
6-36-2
Seles M.
Schiavone F.
6-46-4
Hingis M.
Rittner B.
6-16-0
Coetzer A.
Schett B.
6-36-3
Serra Zanetti A.
Farina Elia S.
6-24-66-4
Sucha M.
Carlsson A.
6-06-4
Capriati J.
Daniilidou E.
6-23-66-1
Grande R.
Tulyaganova I.
6-35-76-4
Weingartner M.
Shaughnessy M.
6-23-66-3
Henin J.
Pratt N.
6-46-0
Dementieva E.
Serna M.
6-16-2
Husarova J.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-3
R64
Seles M.
Black C.
6-16-1
Rittner B.
Kremer A.
6-16-4
Coetzer A.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-1
Farina Elia S.
Hopkins J.
6-26-0
Serra Zanetti A.
Frazier A.
6-37-65
Sucha M.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-17-5
Carlsson A.
Martinez C.
6-46-1
Henin J.
Marrero M.
6-33-66-1
Pratt N.
Muller M.
6-16-2
Serna M.
Camerin M.
6-36-3
Dementieva E.
Myskina A.
6-46-2
Husarova J.
Majoli I.
6-46-3
Sugiyama A.
Pisnik T.
7-626-0
Watson C.
Gagliardi E.
3-67-56-2
Clijsters K.
Schwartz B.
6-16-1
Mauresmo A.
Srebotnik K.
7-56-3
Tanasugarn T.
Mandula P.
2-66-26-2
Weingartner M.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-46-2
Shaughnessy M.
Stewart B.
6-26-0
Tulyaganova I.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-1
Grande R.
Boogert K.
7-647-5
Daniilidou E.
Panova T.
6-24-66-0
Capriati J.
Tu M.
6-16-3
Williams V.
Brandi K.
6-36-4
Hantuchova D.
Garbin T.
6-06-2
Raymond L.
Craybas J.
6-36-3
Maleeva M.
Peschke K.
6-47-5
Dechy N.
Lamade B.
6-36-746-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Bedanova D.
6-46-2
Schiavone F.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-16-2
Hingis M.
Arn G.
6-16-2
Schett B.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-21-66-2
R128
Craybas J.
Pierce M.
4-0
Martinez C.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
3-66-32-0
Mauresmo A.
Lee J.
6-16-0
Garbin T.
Irvin M.
6-06-3
Kostanic Tosic J.
Reeves S.
6-06-766-3
Schiavone F.
Kapros A.
4-66-38-6
Bedanova D.
Poutchek T.
6-16-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Mouhtassine B.
6-24-66-1
Lamade B.
Beigbeder C.
5-77-56-2
Dechy N.
Testud S.
7-54-66-3
Maleeva M.
Mikaelian M.
6-36-4
Peschke K.
Asagoe S.
4-66-36-2
Raymond L.
Noorlander S.
6-06-1
Hantuchova D.
Matevzic M.
6-36-1
Brandi K.
Cervanova L.
6-34-66-0
Williams V.
Cargill A.
6-26-2
Clijsters K.
Wheeler C.
6-26-1
Schwartz B.
Dyrberg E.
6-16-4
Watson C.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-36-3
Gagliardi E.
Likhovtseva E.
6-16-778-6
Sugiyama A.
Mcquillan R.
6-776-36-3
Pisnik T.
Bartoli M.
6-34-69-7
Husarova J.
Nola P.
6-16-0
Majoli I.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-47-5
Dementieva E.
Jidkova A.
6-36-2
Myskina A.
Prakusya W.
6-736-26-2
Camerin M.
Obata S.
7-56-4
Serna M.
Grahame A.
6-36-3
Muller M.
Suarez P.
6-36-4
Pratt N.
Gubacsi Z.
6-766-26-3
Marrero M.
Gersi A.
6-46-2
Henin J.
Kournikova A.
6-27-5
Srebotnik K.
Smashnova A.
6-26-2
Mandula P.
Barna A.
6-46-4
Tanasugarn T.
Sfar S.
6-46-3
Weingartner M.
Montolio A.
6-36-3
Serra Zanetti A.
Bovina E.
6-22-67-5
Stewart B.
Nejedly J.
6-46-4
Shaughnessy M.
Stevenson A.
6-756-27-5
Tulyaganova I.
Salerni M.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Cho Y.
6-32-66-4
Boogert K.
Pizzichini G.
6-36-3
Grande R.
Fernandez C.
7-646-4
Panova T.
Molik A.
1-66-310-8
Daniilidou E.
Kuti Kis R.
4-67-626-4
Tu M.
Kruger J.
7-626-0
Capriati J.
Talaja S.
6-46-1
Carlsson A.
Dominikovic E.
6-36-2
Diaz Oliva M.
Torrens Valero C.
7-56-4
Sucha M.
Leon Garcia G.
1-66-26-4
Frazier A.
Nagyova H.
7-56-4
Serra Zanetti A.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-22-67-5
Hopkins J.
Selyutina I.
6-20-66-2
Farina Elia S.
Osterloh L.
6-43-66-4
Coetzer A.
Oremans M.
6-16-1
De Los Rios R.
Tatarkova E.
6-36-2
Llagostera Vives N.
Kandarr J.
6-06-1
Schett B.
Glass A.
6-26-4
Kremer A.
Chladkova D.
6-36-4
Rittner B.
Bes Ostariz E.
6-36-4
Arn G.
Stosur S.
6-24-66-2
Hingis M.
Razzano V.
6-26-2
Seles M.
Schnyder P.
6-16-2
Black C.
Loit E.
7-56-3