Patty Schnyder vs Serena WilliamsCharleston Quarter-final

Charleston · WTA · Quarter-final
47 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 April 2002
clay
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Schnyder P.
2-6 6-4 7-5
Williams S.
Schnyder P.
2672
Williams S.
6451

Patty Schnyder defeated Serena Williams 2-6 6-4 7-5 in the Charleston quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 8–3. Patty Schnyder narrowed the head-to-head to 8–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-05-04RomeR32clayPatty Schnyder6-2 2-6 6-1
2008-07-14StanfordQFhardSerena Williams6-3 6-1
2008-03-03BangaloreFhardSerena Williams7-5 6-3
2007-10-15ZurichR32hardPatty Schnyder6-0 3-0 RET
2007-05-14RomeQFclayPatty Schnyder6-3 2-6 7-6(5)
2004-08-30US OpenR16hardSerena Williams6-4 6-2
2000-08-14MontrealR32hardSerena Williams6-1 6-2
2000-02-14HanoverQFcarpetSerena Williams6-1 6-4
2000-02-07ParisR16carpetSerena Williams6-2 6-2
1999-08-09Manhattan BeachR16hardSerena Williams6-3 6-1
1998-03-19Key BiscayneR16hardSerena Williams6-0 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Schnyder P.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Schnyder P.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
62%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
64%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.4
7.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
58
95
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
94
Break points won·Dominant
67
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
95

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
24°CMainly clear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 75%

Draw