Venus Williams vs Daniela Hantuchova — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2003
hard
SVK
Daniela Hantuchova
43 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLLW
Williams V.
6-4 6-3
Hantuchova D.
Williams V.
662
Hantuchova D.
43–

Venus Williams defeated Daniela Hantuchova 6-4 6-3 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 9–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 10–1.

Key context

Head to head

9–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-06-13EastbourneQFgrassDaniela Hantuchova6-2 5-7 6-2
2010-03-22MiamiR16hardVenus Williams1-6 7-5 6-4
2007-07-30San DiegoR16hardVenus Williams6-0 6-3
2005-08-29US OpenR32hardVenus Williams6-3 6-3
2005-06-20WimbledonR32grassVenus Williams7-5 6-3
2004-03-24MiamiR32hardVenus Williams7-6(0) 6-2
2003-02-10AntwerpSFhardVenus Williams6-1 6-4
2002-08-19New HavenSFhardVenus Williams6-3 6-3
2002-01-14Australian OpenR32hardVenus Williams3-6 6-0 6-4
2001-06-25WimbledonR64grassVenus Williams6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Hantuchova D.

Hantuchova D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Even serve battle

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.Hantuchova D.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Hantuchova D.
Clutch Rating·Even
54
58
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
68
Break points won·Clear edge
83
67
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
55

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Hantuchova D.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
30°CPartly cloudy
Wind 29 km/hHumidity 19%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Williams V.
7-643-66-4
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Clijsters K.
4-66-37-5
Williams V.
Henin J.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Shaughnessy M.
6-26-2
Clijsters K.
Myskina A.
6-26-4
Henin J.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-26-2
Williams V.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-3
R16
Shaughnessy M.
Bovina E.
5-76-26-4
Williams S.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-1
Williams V.
Pratt N.
6-36-2
Henin J.
Davenport L.
7-55-79-7
Ruano Pascual V.
Chladkova D.
6-36-3
Clijsters K.
Coetzer A.
6-36-1
Hantuchova D.
Schnyder P.
7-56-3
Myskina A.
Rubin C.
4-66-46-1
R32
Schnyder P.
Petrova N.
6-24-66-3
Chladkova D.
Dominikovic E.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Barna A.
6-16-4
Davenport L.
Panova T.
6-26-1
Henin J.
Srebotnik K.
6-26-0
Myskina A.
Fernandez C.
6-33-66-3
Coetzer A.
Smashnova A.
6-06-2
Clijsters K.
Poutchek T.
6-26-1
Shaughnessy M.
Koukalova K.
6-16-3
Bovina E.
Maleeva M.
7-54-67-5
Daniilidou E.
Dechy N.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-16-1
Rubin C.
Schwartz B.
6-36-2
Pratt N.
Suarez P.
7-56-4
Hantuchova D.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Ruano Pascual V.
Weingartner M.
6-14-66-4
R64
Smashnova A.
Matevzic M.
5-1
Suarez P.
Garbin T.
6-03-0
Hantuchova D.
Serra Zanetti A.
7-667-63
Koukalova K.
Seles M.
6-767-56-3
Davenport L.
Tulyaganova I.
6-776-47-5
Dechy N.
Bedanova D.
6-36-3
Schwartz B.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-16-2
Panova T.
Morigami A.
3-67-56-4
Pratt N.
Farina Elia S.
6-36-2
Clijsters K.
Mandula P.
6-06-0
Daniilidou E.
Frazier A.
6-16-2
Rubin C.
Pierce M.
0-66-46-2
Schnyder P.
Marrero M.
6-36-1
Williams S.
Callens E.
6-46-0
Maleeva M.
Cho Y.
2-66-46-1
Tanasugarn T.
Jidkova A.
6-23-66-3
Srebotnik K.
Razzano V.
6-16-746-3
Henin J.
Kournikova A.
6-06-1
Petrova N.
Sugiyama A.
6-46-4
Myskina A.
Gagliardi E.
5-76-26-0
Stosur S.
Webb V.
6-46-1
Poutchek T.
Torrens Valero C.
2-66-46-4
Weingartner M.
Foretz Gacon S.
3-66-16-2
Shaughnessy M.
Cervanova L.
6-16-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Husarova J.
5-77-56-0
Coetzer A.
Jankovic J.
6-24-66-4
Dominikovic E.
Kremer A.
6-16-4
Chladkova D.
Stevenson A.
6-26-2
Barna A.
Raymond L.
6-36-1
Fernandez C.
Serna M.
6-36-4
Bovina E.
Grande R.
6-16-2
Williams V.
Cargill A.
6-36-0
R128
Gagliardi E.
Mikaelian M.
6-12-0
Tulyaganova I.
Molik A.
3-66-4
Poutchek T.
Pisnik T.
6-36-0
Mandula P.
Talaja S.
7-56-1
Clijsters K.
Reeves S.
6-26-1
Seles M.
Kurhajcova L.
6-06-1
Koukalova K.
Sharapova M.
6-47-66
Cervanova L.
Diaz Oliva M.
7-626-2
Barna A.
Schiavone F.
5-76-16-3
Smashnova A.
Tu M.
6-44-66-2
Rubin C.
Czink M.
6-47-5
Callens E.
Sucha M.
6-06-2
Pratt N.
Washington M.
6-17-65
Williams S.
Loit E.
3-67-657-5
Cargill A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-2
Pierce M.
Wartusch P.
6-16-4
Serra Zanetti A.
Muller M.
7-656-0
Farina Elia S.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Schwartz B.
Dementieva E.
5-76-46-2
Fernandez C.
Szili A.
6-17-5
Daniilidou E.
Irvin M.
7-666-3
Matevzic M.
Dellacqua C.
6-766-26-2
Jankovic J.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-3
Serna M.
Carlsson A.
6-43-67-5
Coetzer A.
Schett B.
6-46-3
Shaughnessy M.
Llagostera Vives N.
4-66-36-3
Williams V.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-2
Foretz Gacon S.
Kulikovskaya E.
4-66-16-0
Schnyder P.
Prakusya W.
6-36-1
Garbin T.
Mcquillan R.
6-47-63
Tanasugarn T.
Drake M.
6-06-2
Grande R.
Kapros A.
6-06-1
Torrens Valero C.
Majoli I.
6-34-66-4
Bovina E.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-1
Jidkova A.
Granville L.
2-66-46-0
Myskina A.
Fislova E.
7-56-3
Henin J.
Casanova M.
6-36-4
Kournikova A.
Nagyova H.
6-16-2
Panova T.
Roesch A.
7-623-66-2
Razzano V.
Craybas J.
7-674-66-1
Srebotnik K.
Safina D.
3-66-36-3
Marrero M.
Kostanic Tosic J.
7-676-1
Petrova N.
Arn G.
6-26-1
Morigami A.
Hrozenska S.
6-26-1
Davenport L.
Pin C.
6-26-1
Stevenson A.
Baltacha E.
6-16-4
Chladkova D.
Black C.
6-36-0
Serra Zanetti A.
Likhovtseva E.
7-666-4
Webb V.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
2-67-56-3
Dominikovic E.
Rittner B.
7-54-66-4
Hantuchova D.
Zuluaga F.
7-56-736-4
Kremer A.
Prusova L.
6-26-2
Husarova J.
Salerni M.
6-36-0
Ruano Pascual V.
Asagoe S.
6-26-1
Sugiyama A.
Widjaja A.
6-34-66-2
Stosur S.
Martinez C.
6-736-36-4
Weingartner M.
Capriati J.
2-67-666-4
Dechy N.
Taylor S.
6-26-3
Bedanova D.
Benesova I.
6-35-76-4
Maleeva M.
Bartoli M.
6-46-1
Cho Y.
Dyrberg E.
6-36-3
Suarez P.
Randriantefy D.
6-46-3
Frazier A.
Martinez Granados C.
6-06-1
Raymond L.
Lee Waters L.
7-636-3