Venus Williams vs Silvia Farina Elia — Paris Quarter-final

Paris · WTA · Quarter-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 5 February 2002
carpet
ITA
Silvia Farina Elia
54 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Williams V.
6-2 6-1
Farina Elia S.
Williams V.
662
Farina Elia S.
21–

Venus Williams defeated Silvia Farina Elia 6-2 6-1 in the Paris quarter-final on carpet. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 8–1. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 9–1.

Key context

Head to head

8–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-02-28DubaiR32hardSilvia Farina Elia7-5 7-6(6)
2003-05-26Roland GarrosR32clayVenus Williams6-1 6-2
2002-02-11AntwerpQFhardVenus Williams6-3 0-1 RET
2001-04-30HamburgQFclayVenus Williams6-1 6-1
1999-07-24Fed Cup WG1 SF: ITA vs USARRclayVenus Williams6-1 6-1
1998-10-05FilderstadtR32hardVenus Williams6-2 4-6 6-3
1998-03-19Key BiscayneQFhardVenus Williams6-1 6-2
1998-03-05Indian WellsR32hardVenus Williams6-3 6-1
1997-10-27Kremlin CupR16carpetVenus Williams6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Farina Elia S.

Farina Elia S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Williams V.

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. About

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Farina Elia S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Farina Elia S.
Freshness·
100
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Williams V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Dokic J.
W/O
Semi-finals
Dokic J.
Seles M.
6-33-66-4
Williams V.
Mauresmo A.
4-67-637-5
Quarter-finals
Seles M.
Henin J.
6-46-3
Mauresmo A.
Schiavone F.
6-26-2
Dokic J.
Dementieva E.
5-76-16-2
Williams V.
Farina Elia S.
6-26-1
R16
Seles M.
Serra Zanetti A.
7-56-2
Dokic J.
Torrens Valero C.
6-36-2
Dementieva E.
Arn G.
7-636-4
Schiavone F.
Hantuchova D.
6-27-5
Mauresmo A.
Kournikova A.
6-37-5
Farina Elia S.
Kremer A.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Tu M.
6-16-3
Henin J.
Dechy N.
6-43-67-68
R32
Tu M.
Nagyova H.
6-34-2
Kournikova A.
Gagliardi E.
6-736-46-4
Kremer A.
Sidot A.
6-36-737-65
Farina Elia S.
Montolio A.
6-26-2
Schiavone F.
Weingartner M.
6-31-66-4
Hantuchova D.
Maleeva M.
7-56-4
Dementieva E.
Bovina E.
3-66-37-5
Arn G.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-4
Torrens Valero C.
Schnyder P.
1-67-56-3
Seles M.
Schett B.
6-26-3
Serra Zanetti A.
Serna M.
2-67-56-4
Dechy N.
Bedanova D.
6-33-66-4