Sandrine Testud vs Venus Williams — Dubai Semi-final
Dubai · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2002
hard
Testud S.1-6 7-6 6-4
Williams V.
Testud S.
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Williams V.
66541
Sandrine Testud defeated Venus Williams 1-6 7-6 6-4 in the Dubai semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–0. Sandrine Testud claimed a first win over Venus Williams in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.
Key context
- Match story: Sandrine Testud dropped the opening set before beating Venus Williams 1–6 7–6 6–4.
Head to head
0–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-4 6-0 |
| 2001-08-19 | New Haven | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 7-6(5) 6-3 |
| 1999-11-08 | Philadelphia | QF | carpet | Venus Williams | 6-1 7-6 |
| 1999-08-02 | San Diego | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-1 |
| 1997-08-25 | US Open | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 7-5 7-5 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
28%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
49%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (1 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 41%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Seles M.
Montolio A.
6-06-2
Testud S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-26-0
Williams V.
Myskina A.
6-03-66-4
Mauresmo A.
Pisnik T.
6-16-2
R16
Montolio A.
Husarova J.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Kournikova A.
6-27-63
Pisnik T.
Rittner B.
7-56-4
Myskina A.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-36-2
Testud S.
Grande R.
4-67-56-2
Tanasugarn T.
Panova T.
6-26-3
Mauresmo A.
Gagliardi E.
6-36-2
Seles M.
Garbin T.
6-26-3
R32
Garbin T.
Poutchek T.
6-23-66-4
Kournikova A.
Sfar S.
6-736-26-4
Husarova J.
Widjaja A.
6-16-4
Myskina A.
Nagyova H.
6-36-3
Kostanic Tosic J.
Mandula P.
7-636-1
Grande R.
Gersi A.
0-66-47-5
Panova T.
Molik A.
6-05-76-4
Gagliardi E.
Pratt N.
6-46-3
Rittner B.
Tulyaganova I.
6-26-2
Tanasugarn T.
Sucha M.
3-66-06-3
Pisnik T.
Mcquillan R.
6-26-4
Montolio A.
Pin C.
6-32-66-2