Kim Clijsters vs Serena Williams — WTA Tour Championships Final
WTA Tour Championships · WTA · Final
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 November 2002 ·
carpet
Clijsters K.7-5 6-3
Williams S.
Clijsters K.
762
Williams S.
530
Kim Clijsters defeated Serena Williams 7-5 6-3 in the WTA Tour Championships final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending the title. Kim Clijsters narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Kim Clijsters closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.
Head to head
1–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-31 | US Open | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2003-03-19 | Miami | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2003-01-13 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 4-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 2002-09-16 | Tokyo | F | hard | Serena Williams | 2-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2001-03-21 | Miami | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-0 6-2 |
| 2001-03-08 | Indian Wells | F | hard | Serena Williams | 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2000-03-10 | Indian Wells | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1999-08-30 | US Open | R32 | hard | Serena Williams | 4-6 6-2 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
64%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.3
7.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.1
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
79
99
Break points saved·Slight edge
76
85
Break points won·Slight edge
90
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
77
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
67
95
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About